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Posted by Bob F on July 27, 2007, 10:41 pm
> My attic is insulated with wool. Not having any idea just how good that
> performs I had a mind to augment it with the pink stuff. But I'm wondering if
> I can just roll it on top of the wool, or should I remove the wool first. If I
> do, removing it will be a job I'd just as soon not do - I'd rather pay higher
> bills than do something like that. The other issue for me is that they
> covered up all the wires with the wool, so I don't have a clue where they are
> and that makes my job of re-wiring just a bit more difficult - as normally I
> would just clip the old stuff and run the new Romex through the hole left by
> the bad stuff as it dropped into the wall. But that adds a different
> question - in the attic, is wiring exposed/insulation cut around it like is
> done in a wall, or does the insulation cover it?
>
I just covered the blown-in insulation with unfaced fiberglas batts. The batts
are nice when you need to work up there, for wiring, etc, because you can move
them aside easily and then replace them.
Do not insulate knob and tube wiring, if that's what you have. I replaced all
that in my attic before insulating. It could be wirth investigating your wiring
before adding insulation.
Bob
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