I was quoted $2500 to blow insulation on my attic, i spent 700 hundred on insulation the blowing machine rental was free and i paid my nephew $100 for helping me 3 hours. It cost me $800 total
I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
I know most people are taking it out now, stapling compressed foil type insulation to the rafters and then putting rockwool bats on the ceiling instead. Helps stop solar gain and reduces the heat loss into the attic from below. Also allows any alterations or work to happen without messing up the insulation every time.
I just priced this myself. Machine is free if you buy the "fibre glass" (which is much more expensive) and at least 10 bags. Here each bag of fibre glass is $90 each, celulous is $16 a bag. You need almost twice as much celulose to make the same R value as fibre glass. The machine is only $125 per day rental. There are pro's and con's to fibre glass and celulose but after all the math and research its way cheaper and just as good to buy the cellulose and just rent the machine. - These prices vary and this is in my area (of Canada). Don't forget to SEAL your leaks before blowing in.
Just in the process of replacing my roof and 1/2 of the plywood sheeting that was covered in mold on my house because the sofits were blocked with insulation. Please put up baffles. Save yourself 30k. 😢
I think a cool idea for a future project would be to make a folding ladder on hinges that pulls down from inside the attic. It'll be an interesting build if you do it all from your own ideas.
We had blown insulation in our house when we bought it, but a few years later we had a huge sand storm, which was record breaking. There was about 2” of dirt on every lawn, road and roof. Anyway, sometime later, I got up in the attic to do something, and the insulation was covered with dirt. We had to vacuum out the dirt and insulation, then blow in new insulation. I’d never want to go through that again. Yeah, I saw the land thing in Scotland a couple years back. It’s the same thing as buying a piece of land on the moon, a star, and becoming part owner of an actual legitimate country, except it’s located on an old offshore drilling rig or something like that. Any of these do make for a unique gift that most people have probably not received before.
Great job! Consider making more videos on the "backend" of home improvement. Always interesting seeing you work on stuff like this as opposed to the finish work.
I used to work in an Owens Corning factory, we turned all the batts that were too shitty to sell into the blow in insulation. I always wondered how that stuff was installed cause it didn't make sense to me, never know you literally just blow it in and leave it there lol
Excellent video. I'm reviewing finishing my attic: I need to know how to properly vent (plastic baffles?) and insulate the underside of the roof (ridge vent and eve/soffit vents already in place) before adding drywall to the new ceiling.
So you bought 10 bags and added 5 inches? How many square feet is your house? I need to do this, but I was thinking I need like 30 bags to add that much
I did this a few months ago. My home is 1,100 sq/ft with an attic above the whole thing. We thought we would need 30ish bags to get to a depth of 17” from nothing. We only used 11 bags.
@@bri9unruh wow! That’s it? My house is 1,375 square feet with an attic above the entire thing. Already has some insulation, so I probably only need 10-15 bags
Just seeing this video after I tried to solo it....Yes, its not a one man job and I learned the hard way....I got some good exercise running back and forth. An insulation company wanted $1,585.00 for 216 square feet area. I got it done on my own for around $450.00.
I've got about 4' of headroom in my attic at the highest point. Horrible, I have to crawl around the attic on my hands and knees to do anything. Let alone try to add batting.
Interesting. I can't find one of these atticats in central FL (or the corning loose-fill). So, I'm (for all practical purposes) stuck buying some generic loosefill, but at least I get their blower for "free".
Coming from a country that doesn't really use insulation, that just looks like an absolute mess to me. I would rather use that expanding foam stuff. What happens when you need to get to a light fixture??
Ha. 6 bags. You're making another trip. When we did this 10 years ago in our house in NY we had to add about 15 inches of insulation over 1000 square feet of attic space. We ended up buying 65 bags.
You a bit itchy after that bud? I would recommend wearing a tyvek suit and goggles doing that procedure. Otherwise good info, didn't even realize home depot rented out that machine.
how about attic baffles? i have same attic and to prevent future mold everyone who does this professionally recommended attic baffles. is there a reason you didn't do it?
I've been googling and I haven't really found a definitive answer. Some people say it is ok, some don't. It would be an extremely hard job if you can't. You would have to splice and add more slack in order to staple it up higher.
This video is useful as always, but can we talk about that shirt?!!! The backwards Skull cap shirt is sick bro! I don't see it on your website though, is that new merch possibly? Also, do you think it would come in 4x? Thanks dude! Love the videos as always.
I can't imagine this type of insulation is used in Europe. I've never seen it anywhere. We always use our attics functionally and just insulate the roof. But I guess it works.
lol.. there is several reason we charge so much to do this dirt and hot job. Its not a one man job, even 2 men will have a hard time doing this you need to rotate out the attic guy often if its a long blow. And your paying for the experience of knowing that you need to start at the far end and not by the door and work your way back to the access and how much you need to add to get desired depth after it settles out. While you blew in what currently blew in what reads 17 inches in about 2 months that will read 15 or less, maybe 12 inches in a year the way you blew it in. Not to mention the safety factors of wrong step and your on your garage floor calling 911..
Ya know.. it seems like you should go up every decade with a pitchfork. (put cork or something on the points) and lift and sift through the insulation to fluff it up. The air in between is super important.
I was at HD a couple months ago and they had the white kind on sale 12$ a bag with free rental for 10 bags. 130$ after-tax and had more than enough to cover the attic above my garage. Was a lot of fun too
@@priceb713 the color is just a branding no real difference. And to be honest I just used all 10 bags over my 440sqft garage that had no prior insulation. It's over kill but has made a big difference for sure
Me watching this video from Germany 🤔. What is that? Looks like Mr. Beast videos. We have 240cm Rockwool as isolation... but this? Is this normal in all American Homes?
I love the videos, but I highly suggest looking at established titles. As fun and as great as they may seem to have as a sponsor: They are overall a sketchy company, they're also not based in Europe. That plaque they give you is essentially a fake novelty item. You are not legally a lord after buying anything from established titles as certain things are required for you to properly acquire the "Lord" or "Lady" title. I'm all for great sponsorships, but please please please do research on established titles, they are not what they seem to be and are overall just a scam of a company run by a man who's well known form sketchy companies. Look at Scott Shafer's videos, he goes into great depth about established title and now they're trying their best to cover their tracks and retract statements they have made prior to them getting exposed. Edited out : "They have no actual proof of them planting trees" since their website was updated after getting called out about how sketchy their company was.
you didn't read your rental contract, if you don't bring that machine back you're gonna be paying a lot more than $250. that contract was talking about 10k or some nonsense. they wanted more than the thing cost if you damaged or lost it. of course you can buy a damage waiver...
Sure, how about the average home owner that have no clue that you can't walk on drywall and goes thru the ceiling? The reason why we charge thousands is because we take the liability. Otherwise it can be very expensive to repair drywall, tape, texture and paint.
im sorry but what an absolutely ridiculous thing to do what a mess how on earth would you get to any wiring or plumbing if you need to,,,,,,,a thermal insulation roll like rockwool is more practical, and for safety at least you can see where the beams are
HEY! love your content. I've probably seen 20-30 videos. I've noticed your change in editing style lately and I will say, I have clicked off your video because of the changes. I would like to say, I love your attitude, your humility, your humor and your skills, in that order. Yes, you have quality videos/ editing / lighting/ audio/ music. But your editing with TOO many jump cuts, unstable video /vlog style camera framing, and some meme pop ups have taken away from YOU. Your editing has come to the surface and YOU have moved out of focus of the video. Your humor, skills, attitude, etc are less of a focus. And that is too bad. Just one opinion . You do you. Maybe the Mr. Beast/ Dude perfect aesthetic will work for you but I enjoy long form quality stuff and some of your latest stuff hasn't felt the same. Keep making content. Don't stop. I really like you and your stuff. Thanks for doing what you do and sharing it with us. Cheers.
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I was quoted $2500 to blow insulation on my attic, i spent 700 hundred on insulation the blowing machine rental was free and i paid my nephew $100 for helping me 3 hours. It cost me $800 total
LoL, I just got an estimate for over $10k
I am a beginner to woodwork, the main test I have with this bundle ruclips.net/user/postUgkxTNB_zFBSnTo_O1PqfVUwgi7ityw0JlKt is that I think that its hard to settle on a choice of the plan and outline to use as there are a large portion of them there. Nonetheless, I like the simple stride to step directions laid out there.
I think an attic ladder should be next. One of those fancy ones.
I know most people are taking it out now, stapling compressed foil type insulation to the rafters and then putting rockwool bats on the ceiling instead. Helps stop solar gain and reduces the heat loss into the attic from below. Also allows any alterations or work to happen without messing up the insulation every time.
I do this for a living. The worst is when we have to do a full clean out of that stuff. R49 is the way to go.
You definitely work for your paychecks
Love this! keep spreading this around, keeps me in business fixing their mistakes.
I just priced this myself. Machine is free if you buy the "fibre glass" (which is much more expensive) and at least 10 bags. Here each bag of fibre glass is $90 each, celulous is $16 a bag. You need almost twice as much celulose to make the same R value as fibre glass. The machine is only $125 per day rental. There are pro's and con's to fibre glass and celulose but after all the math and research its way cheaper and just as good to buy the cellulose and just rent the machine. - These prices vary and this is in my area (of Canada). Don't forget to SEAL your leaks before blowing in.
No memes! 🙌🏼 Thanks for the video. Between this and the last, such a pleasure to watch. Quality content.
We are doing a radiant barrier as well which helps lift cold air during winter and heat during the summer time up and out.
Did you add baffles? You need a clear area for the wind to go through the soffit vents.
Nope, always half asses everything
Now the soffits are blocked off and the attic will get damp. Excellent!
@@NeverComplyEverYou must love watching his videos
I immediately noticed too haha😂
Just in the process of replacing my roof and 1/2 of the plywood sheeting that was covered in mold on my house because the sofits were blocked with insulation. Please put up baffles. Save yourself 30k. 😢
I think a cool idea for a future project would be to make a folding ladder on hinges that pulls down from inside the attic. It'll be an interesting build if you do it all from your own ideas.
ive already got one of those. g reat to have it, a man supplied and fitted for £180 im in england
This was so much better than the previous video with the thousand annoying meme cutaways.
Wow, an attic like this would be amazing! To do this in mine I had to crawl through it because it has a max height of about 3-4 feet at the peak.
We had blown insulation in our house when we bought it, but a few years later we had a huge sand storm, which was record breaking. There was about 2” of dirt on every lawn, road and roof. Anyway, sometime later, I got up in the attic to do something, and the insulation was covered with dirt. We had to vacuum out the dirt and insulation, then blow in new insulation. I’d never want to go through that again.
Yeah, I saw the land thing in Scotland a couple years back. It’s the same thing as buying a piece of land on the moon, a star, and becoming part owner of an actual legitimate country, except it’s located on an old offshore drilling rig or something like that. Any of these do make for a unique gift that most people have probably not received before.
I was quoted $10k for a 1100 square foot attic blow in. Definitely will be going Home Depot after watching your video!
Baffles!!!!! I just blew in 86 bundles to 18-20” deep in WI. 1000sq ft attic.
Great job! Consider making more videos on the "backend" of home improvement. Always interesting seeing you work on stuff like this as opposed to the finish work.
I used to work in an Owens Corning factory, we turned all the batts that were too shitty to sell into the blow in insulation. I always wondered how that stuff was installed cause it didn't make sense to me, never know you literally just blow it in and leave it there lol
Excellent video. I'm reviewing finishing my attic: I need to know how to properly vent (plastic baffles?) and insulate the underside of the roof (ridge vent and eve/soffit vents already in place) before adding drywall to the new ceiling.
Plastic baffles and batt insulation. That creates air space from soffit to ridge
So you bought 10 bags and added 5 inches? How many square feet is your house? I need to do this, but I was thinking I need like 30 bags to add that much
I did this a few months ago. My home is 1,100 sq/ft with an attic above the whole thing. We thought we would need 30ish bags to get to a depth of 17” from nothing. We only used 11 bags.
@@bri9unruh wow! That’s it? My house is 1,375 square feet with an attic above the entire thing. Already has some insulation, so I probably only need 10-15 bags
Yep! We were very surprised. I’m pretty sure those 11 bags even got us to 24” deep rather than 17”. Good luck!
How do you make it so you don’t bury fixtures like electric boxes so you can still get to them down the road?
There is no way except to use a little flag or stick to find it later.
Just seeing this video after I tried to solo it....Yes, its not a one man job and I learned the hard way....I got some good exercise running back and forth. An insulation company wanted $1,585.00 for 216 square feet area. I got it done on my own for around $450.00.
Weirdly enough I need to do exactly this. Thanks.
Roughly 30-35 23lb pound bags of loose fill is 1000sq ft. at R49
This is why we use compressed rolls of insulation. Easy to install, better E value, easier to clean up if needs be.
“Monkey gym” haha I call it “attic yoga”. Just got done adding recessed lighting to the whole upstairs. Fun times 😂
I've got about 4' of headroom in my attic at the highest point. Horrible, I have to crawl around the attic on my hands and knees to do anything. Let alone try to add batting.
I paid a company to insulate my attic. We were at R2-4 and purchased R38. I severely regret paying rather than doing it myself…
How much did you pay?
@@FryChicken $3,000…
@@niko31 That's not bad
bro that was legit hilarious! love the real moment
I use the articattic blower for cellulose with a couple of hacks.
How many bags did you end up using?
He bought 10 and it looks like he went through all of them.
So, what are the annual taxes on 1 sq ft of land in Scotland?
Great video! best RUclips channel for house projects I've learned so much! lots of learning!
The real question is what Ryobi tools are you keeping in that lovely Liberty Safe?!
This seems like a total mess to me. I was actually thinking if taking mine out. 🤷♂️
Where do you get the paper meter that you stapled to the rafter?
Interesting. I can't find one of these atticats in central FL (or the corning loose-fill). So, I'm (for all practical purposes) stuck buying some generic loosefill, but at least I get their blower for "free".
Shooting it down simply compacts it…..you need to shoot it up and let it fall down naturally
Not true.
Lol am from Scotland dude and welcome my lord 😊
As someone who has investigated alot of theft. Allow me to make a suggection. NEVER put your gun safe where a theif can get a truck close with a chain
I believe after you return the machine just take return back the bag you didnt use. If you wanted too
New subscriber here ☝️, love your energy and your explanation , great video thank you for sharing 👏♥️
Where did you go to buy the land?
Is that a central vacuum in your garage ?
Excellent Video ❤
Hola!🖐That looked like loads of fun. 👍Take care and have a good one, Adios!👊
So, can you do this in the summer? Is it beneficial for the summer time?
Coming from a country that doesn't really use insulation, that just looks like an absolute mess to me. I would rather use that expanding foam stuff. What happens when you need to get to a light fixture??
CC turn the music volume down more when youre talking please. Or just turn it off.
Make sure you don't have any Mice/Rats issues. Will highly contaminate your blown in insulation
I need to do this to my attic
Ah, man, another thing to add in my to do list
Right?!? Every time I watch his videos, I’m just adding to my to do list
Ha. 6 bags. You're making another trip. When we did this 10 years ago in our house in NY we had to add about 15 inches of insulation over 1000 square feet of attic space. We ended up buying 65 bags.
Install a attic ladder next
You a bit itchy after that bud? I would recommend wearing a tyvek suit and goggles doing that procedure.
Otherwise good info, didn't even realize home depot rented out that machine.
how about attic baffles? i have same attic and to prevent future mold everyone who does this professionally recommended attic baffles. is there a reason you didn't do it?
Why did you not install radiant barrier instead?
How would you do it without the machine ? 😅
My insulation is in-attic-quate
Imma pass that dad joke to my son in the AF.
Dude. I just got quoted $6900 to top dress our attic (which is probably even nicer than your attic) after hurricane Ian.
Yeah, I'm not doing that.
It’s better to get more than you think you might need because you can return unused bags when you return the machine.
other than feeling an immediate difference in comfort, what if any savings did you see on utility bills after adding insulation?
I have a lot of romex criss-crossing the attic. Can i just blow over it? (Can the romex be buried in the middle of the insulation?
I've been googling and I haven't really found a definitive answer. Some people say it is ok, some don't. It would be an extremely hard job if you can't. You would have to splice and add more slack in order to staple it up higher.
I really want to get in there
This video is useful as always, but can we talk about that shirt?!!! The backwards Skull cap shirt is sick bro! I don't see it on your website though, is that new merch possibly? Also, do you think it would come in 4x? Thanks dude! Love the videos as always.
Now the question is cellulose or fiberglass and why?
I can't imagine this type of insulation is used in Europe. I've never seen it anywhere. We always use our attics functionally and just insulate the roof. But I guess it works.
fibreglass is ban in EU.
Those machines are fun to use
lol.. there is several reason we charge so much to do this dirt and hot job. Its not a one man job, even 2 men will have a hard time doing this you need to rotate out the attic guy often if its a long blow. And your paying for the experience of knowing that you need to start at the far end and not by the door and work your way back to the access and how much you need to add to get desired depth after it settles out. While you blew in what currently blew in what reads 17 inches in about 2 months that will read 15 or less, maybe 12 inches in a year the way you blew it in. Not to mention the safety factors of wrong step and your on your garage floor calling 911..
You are a fellow Lord too! That's pretty cool! 😁🤙
Should have sealed your top plates, exterior plates, before blowing more insulation in
Brother get back in there right now and put baffles in, you can’t sleep peacefully until that attic is breathing!!
Don’t go with blown in insulation you’ll loose most of your value within 2 years batts is the way to go
Ya know.. it seems like you should go up every decade with a pitchfork. (put cork or something on the points) and lift and sift through the insulation to fluff it up. The air in between is super important.
@MrBuildlt. Qwhat prize? Don't mention any of the video
If you’re ever over staying on your 1ft plot, come visit! 🏴
I was at HD a couple months ago and they had the white kind on sale 12$ a bag with free rental for 10 bags. 130$ after-tax and had more than enough to cover the attic above my garage. Was a lot of fun too
I’ve been looking into this. How thick did you spray it? What’s the difference between white and pink?
@@priceb713 the color is just a branding no real difference. And to be honest I just used all 10 bags over my 440sqft garage that had no prior insulation. It's over kill but has made a big difference for sure
Me watching this video from Germany 🤔. What is that? Looks like Mr. Beast videos. We have 240cm Rockwool as isolation... but this? Is this normal in all American Homes?
It's so bizarre to see you going to the same Home Depot that I go to..
In Boise ?
Are you joking? Ghost is not real.😂😂🎉😂
Man you must have been itchy as heck!
I love the videos, but I highly suggest looking at established titles. As fun and as great as they may seem to have as a sponsor: They are overall a sketchy company, they're also not based in Europe. That plaque they give you is essentially a fake novelty item. You are not legally a lord after buying anything from established titles as certain things are required for you to properly acquire the "Lord" or "Lady" title.
I'm all for great sponsorships, but please please please do research on established titles, they are not what they seem to be and are overall just a scam of a company run by a man who's well known form sketchy companies. Look at Scott Shafer's videos, he goes into great depth about established title and now they're trying their best to cover their tracks and retract statements they have made prior to them getting exposed.
Edited out : "They have no actual proof of them planting trees" since their website was updated after getting called out about how sketchy their company was.
Lord Алексей Мазухин :) lol :)
hey i have the same father figure shirt. I think from Ronin.
Those remotes on the machines are always broken. Lucky it was just the batteries.
But the cost of the insulation alone is only like $400 shy of just having someone else do it. Rather just have a pro do it at that point.
This is such a weird way to insulate, same with spray foam
*Travail exécuté avec maitrise* 👏
you didn't read your rental contract, if you don't bring that machine back you're gonna be paying a lot more than $250. that contract was talking about 10k or some nonsense. they wanted more than the thing cost if you damaged or lost it. of course you can buy a damage waiver...
your ad.
you know that buying one foot of land in Scotland is a giant scam right?
Thanks for saving me money. FYI established titles is misleading. You can't actually become a lord that easily.
Sure, how about the average home owner that have no clue that you can't walk on drywall and goes thru the ceiling? The reason why we charge thousands is because we take the liability. Otherwise it can be very expensive to repair drywall, tape, texture and paint.
Why are these DIY attic so tall and spacious. I can barely crawl in my attic
I want to buy a sq ' of land in Scotland! Lord Jami Murphy. 😊
Damn, Established Tiltes.........!! Credit Card Titles, Seriously??
Hi
804K subs and 177 comments - ROFLMAO
im sorry but what an absolutely ridiculous thing to do what a mess how on earth would you get to any wiring or plumbing if you need to,,,,,,,a thermal insulation roll like rockwool is more practical, and for safety at least you can see where the beams are
HEY! love your content. I've probably seen 20-30 videos. I've noticed your change in editing style lately and I will say, I have clicked off your video because of the changes. I would like to say, I love your attitude, your humility, your humor and your skills, in that order. Yes, you have quality videos/ editing / lighting/ audio/ music. But your editing with TOO many jump cuts, unstable video /vlog style camera framing, and some meme pop ups have taken away from YOU. Your editing has come to the surface and YOU have moved out of focus of the video. Your humor, skills, attitude, etc are less of a focus. And that is too bad. Just one opinion . You do you. Maybe the Mr. Beast/ Dude perfect aesthetic will work for you but I enjoy long form quality stuff and some of your latest stuff hasn't felt the same.
Keep making content. Don't stop. I really like you and your stuff. Thanks for doing what you do and sharing it with us. Cheers.
You still rep Established Titles!
they are a known scammer, money is important but integrity also!
I honestly do not understand american houses
It’s simple. Build cheap, repair frequently lol
This isn’t a hack dude