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There Are Many Benefits of Using Blow in Insulation
Mon 21 Sep 2009 - 21:43
There Are Many Benefits of Using Blow in Insulation
By [http://ezinearticles.com/?expert=Simon_Harris]Simon Harris
When it comes to insulating your home, blow in insulation is a great way to go. The concept behind this type of insulation is utilizing the power of air pockets. Using a machine to cut up and "fluff" tiny interwoven strands of fiberglass air pockets get trapped between the fibers blocking heat transmission from your home to the outside world or even to the attic as well as blocking outside temperatures from permeating the inside of your home.
Blow in insulation can be installed by a professional, but you can actually save money doing it yourself. You would simply need to rent a machine from the same company that sells you the insulation. These machines come with many safety features that make it easy, safe, and effective to do it yourself. Many companies build both the fiberglass materials and the machine in such a way that keep the dust (which can be toxic in your lungs) to a minimum. You sill want to wear a face mask to assure you don't breathe in the dust fibers, but with a low dust concept, its less likely to push a bunch of fibers into the air when for example you walk through the attic.
Most of the work in integrating the air bubbles into the material is done within the machine and throughout the hose itself. You would simple bring the blow in insulation machine up to the attic (it's a relatively small unit) hook up the hoses, insert the specially compressed material and turn it on. You would then just point the hose towards the areas you want to put the insulation. The beauty of this type of insulation, much like it's cousin expanding foam, is the tiny fibers can push into cracks, crevices, and hard to reach areas. You'd just fluff into the area and the fibers would find their way in. These fibers expand a little once they come out of the machine (due to the air trapped inside through the machines process).
Insulating the typical attic in a domestic home will take roughly 90 minutes, and there is no curing process (other than letting the dust settle). Finding the machines and insulation material is easy as well, available at most home improvement stores or the various companies found online in your area.
Simon Harris writes about insulation on [http://www.insulationanswers.com]http://www.insulationanswers.com.
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