Can you double up paper back insulation to fill deeper space by using 2 by 6 board studes as framing.
Attic insulation paper up or down.
Can i put the peper face against the outside wall and the second piece put fiberglass sides together so the paper face of the inside paper is against the sheet rock.
When the recommendation is to put the fluffy side down with the paper part facing the ceiling.
Make sure the first layer you put down on the floor of the attic has the vapor barrier paper face down with subsequent layers of unfaced no paper insulation.
The insulation should fit snugly against the subfloor and between the joists.
Use a zippered insulated tent to keep the enclosure draft free attic tent at 7 attic cover insulator 120.
We used two levels one with no paper went in first then the other with paper went on top facing into the attic between the studs in the floor of the attic.
This whole insulation installation is very very confusing.
Add weatherstripping around the perimeter and a sweep to the door of a walk up attic.
If the attic is finished you plan.
The video above shows that the fluffy side of the insulation is facing up.
Affix rigid foam insulation to the attic side of the hatch or door.
If using faced insulation keep the paper vapor retarder facing up and against the subfloor.
Even if the attic space is unheated it typically is warmer than the.
After i read this i realized or at least i think i put the insulation in upside down with the paper facing into the attic.
Cut the insulation as needed to fit any narrow spaces between floor joists.
When using insulation that has either paper or plastic facing that moisture barrier faces outward toward the attic space.
So why did this guy in the video have the paper side down towards the floor and the fluffy side up.
Attic hatch or door.