I am sure prices vary throughout the country. You don't say which products you use specifically, but the cellulose sold at Lowe's and HD here is Green Fiber and it looks like you have Johns Manville fiberglass from Lowe's. You would need 23 bags of the fiberglass and 70 bags of the Green Fiber....
It's clear the fiberglass is a batt and is installed correctly. The test shows both the Fiberglass batt and the cellulose as they would be installed in a typical home. Funny how fiberglass lovers claim any test showing fiberglass not performing as well is poorly designed. Again, think real wor...
I think that is the point. Cellulose provides more resistance to air movement and thus loss due to convection. This wasn't a test about "perfect condition" R value, but about why cellulose is likely to perform better in your home than fiberglass.
I would point out a couple things here: First the fiberglass is most likely Atticat but the cellulose is ??? and aged "for at least 6 months". Without specifics the burn characteristics of this test are null and void. What does come from this test is how much less effective fiberglass is as an...
I am sure prices vary throughout the country. You don't say which products you use specifically, but the cellulose sold at Lowe's and HD here is Green Fiber and it looks like you have Johns Manville fiberglass from Lowe's. You would need 23 bags of the fiberglass and 70 bags of the Green Fiber....