Old Carpet Attic Insulation

Before we do this i thought i d ask if this might be a bad idea for some reason.

Old carpet attic insulation.

For example a plain concrete floor loses more heat compared to a floor. According to home advisor insulating your attic can cost between 1700 to 2100. Square footage of your attic. Waste textiles old clothes curtains carpets are the latest materials to be developed into insulation to help save energy and lower utility bills.

So he bought a used brush chipper and tried shredding samples of carpeting. The insulating value of carpet padding. Perhaps that s not as mad as it sounds. Contractor or insulation installer s fee.

Insulation ratings can be improved by adding more layers of insulation. We are pulling up the carpet and padding in our house and replacing it with wood flooring. You can mix the type and material of insulation too. A home s flooring influences how warm and cool it is over the changing seasons.

We have been wanting to put additional insulation in our attic and came up with the idea to spread the carpet padding in the attic over the existing insulation. The insulating properties would be negligible so i would suggest using purpose made material on that front. The ideal attic insulation r value is different than the ideal wall insulation r value. Batt insulation can be added to the underside of the roof between rafters and a layer of batt or loose insulation can be added over the attic flooring.

That worked pretty well the chipper broke the backing apart and left a fluffy fiber with a density of about 2 lb ft3 32 kg m3. In 1993 he came up with the idea of turning old carpet into loose fill insulation for attic applications. The main factors that impact the cost are. Fumblefingers dec 19 11 at 18 51.

Using old carpet as insulation. And thinking of these examples made me wonder if it would be acceptable to cut my old carpet and pad into 15 strips to laying in my attic on top of the conventional insulation that i have. Depending on your climate an r value between 38 and 60 is optimal. Type and material of your insulation.