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Posted by smith_bp101 on January 24, 2008, 2:55 pm
What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in
cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise
coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just
to do a wall. Is there another way?
Thanks.
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Posted by Speedy Jim on January 24, 2008, 3:00 pm
smith_bp101@hotmail.com wrote:
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> What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in
> cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise
> coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just
> to do a wall. Is there another way?
>
> Thanks.
If you will be doing it from the inside,
drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space.
You might get away with only 1 hole for each...
Now, promise you won't laugh...
I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see
renting the machine, so.....we used an electric
leaf blower!! Yes!
Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into
the room. Fed the material right into the blower
intake by hand. Worked like a treat!
YMMV
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Posted by smith_bp101 on January 24, 2008, 3:10 pm
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> smith_bp...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in
> > cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise
> > coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just
> > to do a wall. Is there another way?
> > Thanks.
> If you will be doing it from the inside,
> drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space.
> You might get away with only 1 hole for each...
> Now, promise you won't laugh...
> I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see
> renting the machine, so.....we used an electric
> leaf blower!! =A0Yes!
> Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into
> the room. =A0Fed the material right into the blower
> intake by hand. =A0Worked like a treat!
> YMMV
Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to
the leaf blower? Also when I blew insulation in my attic a few years
ago, we fed the insulation into the machine, which had a hopper. Then
it was "torn up" and then forced into the hose and viloa.
Also, if I remember correctly, the hose diameter on the machine I
rented was a few inches, I hope I can use a much smaller diamter hose.
I don't want to make large holes in the walls.
So I have to go from the bottom and top of the wall?
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Posted by Joe on January 24, 2008, 3:24 pm
On Jan 24, 2:10=A0pm, smith_bp...@hotmail.com wrote:
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> > smith_bp...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in
> > > cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise
> > > coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just
> > > to do a wall. Is there another way?
> > > Thanks.
> > If you will be doing it from the inside,
> > drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space.
> > You might get away with only 1 hole for each...
> > Now, promise you won't laugh...
> > I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see
> > renting the machine, so.....we used an electric
> > leaf blower!! =A0Yes!
> > Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into
> > the room. =A0Fed the material right into the blower
> > intake by hand. =A0Worked like a treat!
> > YMMV
> Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to
> the leaf blower?
Good grief, Dude, are you out of duct tape? That will do the job in a
jiffy...the universal adapter.
Cheers,
Joe
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Posted by smith_bp101 on January 24, 2008, 3:34 pm
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> On Jan 24, 2:10=A0pm, smith_bp...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > smith_bp...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > > > What is the process to insulate a interior wall with blow in
> > > > cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise=
> > > > coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just=
> > > > to do a wall. Is there another way?
> > > > Thanks.
> > > If you will be doing it from the inside,
> > > drill a hole top and bottom of each stud space.
> > > You might get away with only 1 hole for each...
> > > Now, promise you won't laugh...
> > > I had one wall to insulate and couldn't see
> > > renting the machine, so.....we used an electric
> > > leaf blower!! =A0Yes!
> > > Ran the blower outside the house with a hose into
> > > the room. =A0Fed the material right into the blower
> > > intake by hand. =A0Worked like a treat!
> > > YMMV
> > Humm, interesting. Now I have to ask, how did you attach the hose to
> > the leaf blower?
> Good grief, Dude, are you out of duct tape? That will do the job in a
> jiffy...the universal adapter.
> Cheers,
> Joe- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
But how is it "decompressed"? The insulation comes in compressed bags.
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> cellulose? I'd like to insulate an interior wall to deaden the noise
> coming through it. I'm not sure if it's worth renting a machine just
> to do a wall. Is there another way?
>
> Thanks.