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I did this very same thing @35 years ago with cellulose fiber. The loader; my wife; kept me loaded up just fine. On your loading , I feel like I would have gone to thirds to facilitate it being loading without so much strain. Looks like a good job. Mine was fine 11 years afterwards when I sold the house. It had settled to the rafters and was still doing well. Great video.

Love the walkway

did your bills go down?

Omg I have these exact cabinets

Great vid. Especially the Shop Vac Reverso move. I was wondering how I'd clear those baffles after having blown a bunch of insulation into them during the job. Also, as you mentioned, you'll lower your heating costs, but another benefit I'm looking forward to is the "evening out" of temperature fluctuations between our 3 levels: basement, main floor, and upstairs. Right now, the basement is an oven in the winter (if you want to NOT freeze upstairs) and a meat locker in the summer (if you don't want to be roasted upstairs.) Actually, the money I'll save in reduced winter heating and summer cooling pales in comparison what I would pay to silence complaints about temperature fluctuations in the house. This will definitely be money well spent!! Thanks for the pointers!!

What are the orange flags? Are they marking electric junction boxes by chance?

What are the orange flags? Are they marking electric junction boxes by chance?

Did you notice a difference in the way you house holds heat and air or did your electric bill go down?

Never heard of this machine for rent? I have used the celulose machine with my 7 months of pregnant wife feeding it.

Very helpful video! Thanks

Nice job both of you!! I’m from San Antonio and have rentals in Ohio. One tenant is complaining that the furnace keeps coming on and it cold. Needless to say I’m going back home to do that house. Estimates we got were from three to $4000.

Good Job, I got more out of your shared learning moments than most of all the other 15 or so videos (Company representative stuff basically sales) other DYI videos were not complete as yours, Again, Good job and thanks for sharing.

How did you know how many bags of insulation to buy

Thanks for all the tips!

I'm sure you'll learn how to make it if you'll read WoodPrix instructions from cover to cover :)

I heard about WoodPrix instructions good opinions.

You can find nice instructions on WoodPrix if you like to build it

You mention you've noticed a difference in comfort. How's much did it save you on the electric bill?

Thank you. I will be adding more from the R30 that the house already has. I am going to check my ceiling joists support to make sure it can handle the added weight - live load and dead load to avoid damages to the joists and drywall bowing from 24 o/c. Otherwise, your tips will be very useful with safety in mind.

Big no no on spray foam. Spray foam is fire hazard

Do you leave the planks in the attic and just cover them up with insulation?

Great tips. I would like to have seen more on how you prepped, especially since you said you spent two months doing so.

You just made me add a few things to this already daunting task. My two sons are going to help me next weekend. Today, I'm buying the insulation (10 bales), overalls, masks, goggles, rafter vents, spray foam...and who knows what else! lol I love your bungee cord idea! Luckily for me, I have a bedroom right outside the attic doors, so there's that. I'll need to cover some furniture with a drop cloth, too. Any other ideas?

Not to mention the price of course.

Clearing out the rafter baffles with the blower side of the shop vac was a great hack. Leaf blower would work too. Nice.

If you live where it gets cold, consider cellulose instead of fiberglass. Fiberglass loses 40% of its R value in temperatures below 20 degrees Fahrenheit and 50% below 0 degrees... Cellulose doesn't...

Good painting skills

This is extremely helpful! Thank you!

What color did u use ?

2 months preparing…..lol, damn that would be seriously depressing

Thanks for the video! I unfortunately don't do well with the smell of Murphy's Oil........I was wondering if it's okay to just use a sponge like this with just "Weiman's Cabinet & Wood Cleaner + Polish on my cabinets? My cabinets are about 17 years old and I have not done a good deep clean or polish in years in about 4 years. I was wondering if it's okay to just use the Weiman's as an all in one or should I use dawn and warm water first? If I did go this route is okay to just use the dawn and warm water first and then a wood oil polish, or should I mix it together like you have done in this video?

What kind of lights are hanging on the palm tree?

This was a very clever way to display these. My wife had found nearly identical set of three (that had unfortunately been repainted poorly). I just refinished them and showed her the video, she loved it! Thanks for sharing it!

Looks good, chair is nice too. Was and is a helpful and concise video

Great video, I’m currently working on removing my landscape fabric. This is a tedious and hard job. I can’t wait to get it all out. Like you said in the video, the weeds are hard to pull through the fabric.

Building a walkway was and is a huge waste of time lol

Nice job, how did you get to your outside walls to air seal ?

What I Learned: It's diy possible. Also, I'll pay a professional. - Great vid, thanks!

i'm forced to do this come fall as my insulation is now 20 years old from the new build when I bought it, I really like your direct approach to this video. I'm thinking a little outside the box and exploring the idea of using radiant barrier paint to up the R factor even more so by painting the attic side of the ceiling, see if that happens or not. I think the walkway build is def the way I'm leaning towards as my attic is an insane jungle gym. Thanks for all the hard work putting this together. OH and I live in Central Texas so the heat lasts 6 to 9 months 🥵

Seeing this video a year after post. You've inspired me to begin removing heavy duty landscape material from my huge flowering-plant garden slope. I had zero knowledge prior to hiring a 'landscaper' who suggested using fabric. My plants overall seem to be "doing well" but my creeping phlox & dianthus are spreading little, midway into season 2. I suspect, thanks to this video, I now know WHY¿ Once removed, what suggestions to use for a more natural weed control & soil enhancer? ❤

An actual helpful video. Thanks!

Exactly what I needed. Thank you.

The ivy I want to eliminate is around some trees and bushes, which I want to keep watered. If I put down the black plastic will the ivy still die if I keep applying water under the plastic to keep the trees and bushes hydrated?

What chair do you currently have ? I feel like i can agree with you

thanks!

I have an embody and aeron (gaming versions) and while yes the padding is thin on the embody, its completely flat basically and I think the design issue is related to how the seat can be designed to take pressure off pushing up on your glute area in which some ergonomic chairs I have sat in will sort of have this "dip" near the rear so that it takes pressure off. There was an ergonomic "mesh" chair just like this at a furnished apartment that I used for 3 years and I never felt uncomfortable in it and the chair was probably not more than $200 which to me shows how ridiculous this price gouging is for these ergonomic chairs.

Traditional insulation was invented around 1930. It only resists about 10% 99% pure aluminum multi layer stops 97% of whats trying to pass through it. I will drop your utility bill by 40% or and make the temperature even in the entire house “ The future in insulation Utube, “ask Dale Atlanta news reporter.

Also, I've read that when you do solarization, you should take the plastic off for 2 weeks, every 4-6 weeks, so that new weeds can start growing. Then put it back to kill new ones. And repeat that process a few times. Is this right? Have you tried that?

Have you tried any herbicides? I'm thinking about spraying it with everything I can, then doing solarization. I'm hoping I don't have to wait 2 years.

How would I do this with my furnace in attic