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coyotefarmer t1_j1i1inh wrote

Reply to comment by steelerschica86 in $300 gas bill this month. What am I doing wrong? by dobsco

Blowing insulation in your attic is pretty easy. I rented the machine at Lowe's (free with insulation purchase) and finished the job in just a couple hours. Returned the machine the same day. It is a two person job - someone to load the insulation while the other is in the attic directing the blown insulation. It has made a huge difference.

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steelerschica86 t1_j1i3tnt wrote

Our attic has TONS of insulation, it’s the damn brick walls absorbing all the cold air and bringing it inside.

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Caseywalt39 t1_j1if4eo wrote

Just want to add to this. I didn't buy enough for my house to qualify for the free blow in machine when I did my attic. I wasnt going to pay to rent one either. If you are doing an attic you can actually use a rake to fluff it. Takes longer but it does work.

I did this in September as well as air sealing, reacaulking, spray foaming holes, and re weather stripping anything I could find leaking air around my 1942 house. Even though the walls are uninsulated my house held 70° last night and the furnace actually was turning off for a few minutes in between cycles.

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