Old Carpet Attic Insulation

Before we do this i thought i d ask if this might be a bad idea for some reason.

Old carpet attic insulation.

The main factors that impact the cost are. You can mix the type and material of insulation too. Insulation ratings can be improved by adding more layers of insulation. In 1993 he came up with the idea of turning old carpet into loose fill insulation for attic applications.

We have been wanting to put additional insulation in our attic and came up with the idea to spread the carpet padding in the attic over the existing insulation. Type and material of your insulation. For example a plain concrete floor loses more heat compared to a floor. Waste textiles old clothes curtains carpets are the latest materials to be developed into insulation to help save energy and lower utility bills.

The insulating value of carpet padding. Using old carpet as insulation. According to home advisor insulating your attic can cost between 1700 to 2100. A home s flooring influences how warm and cool it is over the changing seasons.

Perhaps that s not as mad as it sounds. Fumblefingers dec 19 11 at 18 51. The insulating properties would be negligible so i would suggest using purpose made material on that front. Square footage of your attic.

On the downside old carpet will probably encourage fungal growth in an attic space which isn t great if you store books clothes and stuff like that up there. So he bought a used brush chipper and tried shredding samples of carpeting. Contractor or insulation installer s fee. The ideal attic insulation r value is different than the ideal wall insulation r value.

Achieving greater r values in attics. Make sure your home is properly insulated in all these locations. That worked pretty well the chipper broke the backing apart and left a fluffy fiber with a density of about 2 lb ft3 32 kg m3. And thinking of these examples made me wonder if it would be acceptable to cut my old carpet and pad into 15 strips to laying in my attic on top of the conventional insulation that i have.