Old Carpet For Insulation

And thinking of these examples made me wonder if it would be acceptable to cut my old carpet and pad into 15 strips to laying in my attic on top of the conventional insulation that i have.

Old carpet for insulation. Hi how about the idea of laying old carpets and underlays in the loft for a little more insulation. That worked pretty well the chipper broke the backing apart and left a fluffy fiber with a density of about 2 lb ft3 32 kg m3. Also i think if insulation would work better than way manufacturers would sell those type of blankets for insulation. In 1993 he came up with the idea of turning old carpet into loose fill insulation for attic applications.

You may want to put down your carpet padding under your insulation but i m thinking this is not new construction you are talking about. So he bought a used brush chipper and tried shredding samples of carpeting. A home s flooring influences how warm and cool it is over the changing seasons. We are installing laminate flooring in our rooms and were wondering it would be a good idea to try and lay carpet pieces in the loft for added insulation rather than throwing them away.

Insulation radiant and vapor barriers using old carpet for attic insulation i have between 12 and 15 inches of blown in insulation in my attic. The insulation sits approximately 6 8 inches above. For example a plain concrete floor loses more heat compared to a floor. Old carpets and carpet underlays in loft.