Blown cellulose versus fiberglass insulation Part 1

Home inspector compares between blown cellulose and fiberglass insulation for safety, fire, efficiency, and lifespan.

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• Insulation comparison
• Cellulose vs Fiberglass
• Savvy Property Inspections

[HomeEnergyNow]

@ivcruiser You have been wrong on:

1: Your own R-value recommendations in Illinois(up to R-60)

2: 22" Fiberglass is not R-49

3: You say higher density glass loses R-value/inch

4: Lower depth insulation with equal R-value is better?

5: You say fiberglass is flammable! lol

6: You think fiberglass is R 2.2/inch and thats it....lol

7: You can't "dense pak" an attic, true on that one! Oh, but you can install it at higher density and achieve higher R/inch.

8: You BPI! BS

[savvyinspections1]

Oh, man have I had some good laughs reading ya'lls arguing. There's a good portion from these two videos that seem to have been lost where i also compare the two insulations under a flame. I take a lighter and attempt to burn both materials. The fiberglass shrunk away from the flame (no smoke), while although chemically flame retarded, the cellulose smoldered and smoked. That's wierd. Smoldering paper? Have fun with that one. Merry christmas, fellas.

[ivcruiser]

@HomeEnergyNow no your replys say it all, nervous huh? I would be too, yoiuve been exposed and it's all here for the world to see, take that ladder off your truck and go inside and ask the boys at home depote , lowes or menards if you can have your old job back stocking shelves. Leave the REAL insulating world to those that KNOW what facts are and not your bought off OC opinion. Your a perfect example why the borders ought to be closed.

[HomeEnergyNow]

@HomeEnergyNow Illinois, Zone 5 Ceiling= R38 to R60 DOE recommendations for Illinois idiot. 23 Years of insulating and a dude from TX has to tell you what R-values are recommended for your state. btw Cathedral R30 to R38 R30 to R60, since you don't know how to do BIBS, how do you insulate cathedrals.......fiberglass batts? lol



[HomeEnergyNow]

@ivcruiser It isn't hard to tell you have been an insulator for 23 years. Holding the end of a hose may be all your good for by the sound of it. How did you do research on me in Austin? I have multiple locations, one is near Austin. And you don't even know what businesses I am in. Why do you lie? I have a feeling I am talking to the 8 year old kid of an insulator or something. I really don't have to say much you pretty much cover it.

[ivcruiser]

@HomeEnergyNow With your asshole thinking, why not just blow a good 4-5 deep? MORE IS BETTER right? DO a SERACH on R.O.I and try to l-e-a-r-n if your going to be in this buisness. Ive been doing this OVER 23 years and 3 glass/ bibs guys like you are GONE but yet im STILL here. You dont get to be were im at not knowing what your talking about.Besides I did asearch on you in Austin area...WOW people dont like the way you do buisness do they! friggin crook, havin fun with the BBB?

[ivcruiser]

@HomeEnergyNow well walking talking stain...seeing how R 60 IS NOT the DOE standard ANYWHERE is the USA ( you mationed you were from TEX ASS, which explains ALOT) But with all the other incoherant ramblings you've put on here im not surprised, OH and to all of you guys who have been messaging me on the side after reading these comments, THANK YOU! It good to know that You all AGREE with what i aslo belive and KNOW. ( but yes I can understand your not getting involved) !LOL

[HomeEnergyNow]

@ivcruiser 22" is R-60, how long have you been insulating? You idiot. Please tell us why less depth is better? We have mostly ducts in the attics here, so having deeper insulation to cover them is an advantage, I mentioned earlier thermal bridging. So what possible advantage could there be with having the same R-value but not near as deep? I am starting to wonder if too much exposure to boric acid causes retardation.

[ivcruiser]

@HomeEnergyNow WOW ! 22" inches huh? wow now i see your angle..22 " to get what? a R 49? WHEN 13 INCHES OF CELLULOSE WILL GET YOU THE SAME R VALUE , But only better all the way around? WOW ...at least I can sleep at nite.

[HomeEnergyNow]

@ivcruiser What density do you think the bottom of 22" of insulation is? It compresses itself from it's own weight immediately, it gets progressively more expensive because of this compression, but provides avg. r-2.8/inch open blow, vs. avg. r-2.3/inch of adding just R-13 open blow(4.5"). The bottom 4.5" of the 22" will be @3.4/inch or R-15, vs 4.5" open blow by itself R-13. Greater Rvalue w/in 4.5" Vaulted ceilings it can be compressed doing B.I.B.S. going to R-4/inch.