jracka t1_iydvzw4 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 5:54 PM

Insulation is easy to do yourself, watch a couple youtube videos and you are good. Just wear proper ppe. Also check/change your air filters. Also check the ones you are using. People might disagree with me but I never use the 1900 MPR filters. They restrict too much air flow.

notslackingatworkno t1_iyer7n0 wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:13 PM

Hard disagree here. I have a very high tolerance for bullshit grunt work, and a proclivity for doing things myself instead of spending money, but redoing insulation in an attack is a bridge too far for me. I've done it on previous homes, and it's worked and made the difference I was hoping for, but it was brutal fucking work.

You'll end up spending a whole weekend balancing on your hands and knees on ceiling joists, trying to crawl through a stuffy attic carrying a giant piece of fiberglass, having to position that piece into place, and then repeat that process a hundred times.

It's totally doable to DIY, but if you've got the money this is definitely a task worth outsourcing.

JoSchmoe t1_iyevtpj wrote on November 30, 2022 at 9:44 PM

Cellulose blown in fiber is a little easier to deal with. The grunt work is creating ventilation for the soffits.

guiltyofnothing t1_iye76et wrote on November 30, 2022 at 7:05 PM

Seconding this. It’s not fun but it’s totally doable if you’re a newbie.