On the way back I got a call from John Fitsimmons, the cellulose insulating guy. He said he could be at the house in 20 minutes and was ready to insulate. I hurried home and he was unloading his equipment. Within 20 more minutes he was spraying the dampened (sticky) cellulose into the 2" X 6" South stud wall... what a MESS (but he cleaned up as he progressed):
His helper kept the machine full of cellulose for the sprayer and then "shaved" off the excess so the insulation was flush with the studs:
When John finished the South wall, he went up into the attic and began filling between the ceiling joists with 11" of the dry (VERY fluffy) cellulose:
John ran out of cellulose and had a dinner engagement at 7 PM so he has to come back tomorrow morning to finish the job.
I continued my research today on cellulose and further confirmed that I made the right decision in choosing cellulose over fiberglass. Cellulose has a higher sustainable R value than fiberglass (fiberglass actually loses R value as it gets colder while cellulose increases in R value) and seals the building significantly better against air infiltration than bats of fiberglass. I read in several places online that my energy (heating/cooling) costs will be approximately 40% less with cellulose. We're gonna be snug as bugs in a rug!
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