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The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the...
...loose-fill cellulose insulation. Though you wrote, "Others, like blow-in fill, you can't install yourself," you absolutely can, and probably more easily in most situations than laying down batts. My housemate and I just did it for under $300, including the use of a blower (though admittedly the house is small, and the furnace and ducts take up a good part of the attic). We used Cocoon, which is made from 80% postconsumer paper fibers.On Umbra on insulation posted 2 years, 10 months ago 4 Responses