These days people are very concerned with saving money in whatever way is possible. One of the ways you can make a big dent in your heating and cooling bills is to make effective use of attic ceiling insulation. You need to make sure that you have good quality insulation that is installed well and of the right type for the location. In order to keep your heat from rising right out of your house in the winter this is very important. Common types of attic ceiling insulation include blown insulation (fiberglass, rock wool, cellulose, or vermiculite) and fiberglass or rock wool batts. Although foam insulation does a wonderful job in most areas of you house, you don’t want to have anything with a moisture barrier in the attic, so you should not use this insulation there.
If price is not really a consideration for you, or if you plan to finish off your attic or use it for storage, you probably want to use fiberglass batts as your attic ceiling insulation. This is one of the most expensive types of attic ceiling insulation, even if you install it yourself, but it is also one of the most effective per inch. There are a number of different products of this type available, including Johns Manville ComfortTherm® and Owens Corning PINK FIBERGLAS® Insulation. For those who want to save some money by installing their attic ceiling insulation themselves, it is important to make sure you don’t compress this insulation or leave any gaps since this makes it less effective. You also want to be sure not to block any attic ventilation.
Another option that is available is blown insulation. This attic ceiling insulation is less expensive; however, it is not quite as effective. It is best to have this type of attic ceiling insulation professionally installed, though it is possible to rent the equipment to do it yourself. In order to be as effective as batts this type of insulation will take up more space in your attic.
Once you have determined that you would like to use blown insulation, you need to consider the pros and cons of the various materials that can be used for this purpose. Usually blown fiberglass is the most effective attic ceiling insulation of this type. However, some find it very effective to top off this insulation with blown cellulose. One type of blown insulation to be avoided is vermiculite since there may be an asbestos health risk with this type of insulation. Blown rock wool and blown cellulose tend to be less effective than blown fiberglass products such as Johns Manville's Attic Protector® loose-fill fiber glass insulation and Owens Corning AttiCat® Expanding Blown-In PINK Fiberglas™ Insulation.
