Lay the batts across the ceiling joists covering the existing insulation.
How to insulate your attic ceiling.
For the center areas hold the hose level and blow in insulation evenly until you ve reached your level lines photo 6.
This old house general contractor tom silva and host kevin o connor demonstrate the proper way to insulate an attic.
Insulating a finished attic there are two basic ways to insulate a finished attic.
Blow in insulation until the hopper is empty.
In this case the area behind the knee wall will be uncomfortably hot or cold.
Then pivot in place and do the same thing to the other side.
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Because the simplest and cheapest way to insulate an attic is to add material to the floor.
Insulating your attic and or ceilings can save you more on your energy bill than most other insulation upgrades so that attic and ceiling insulation should be one of the first areas of concern when re insulating your home.
If only the living space will be insulated wrap the insulation around the room s walls and ceiling and then continue along the floor of the non living space.
While wearing dust mask and gloves carry r 38 batts of unfaced fiberglass insulation into the attic.