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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
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Anyone familiar with attic insulation?
We had a friend add some additional insulation in our attic, and it
looks like he used some faced insulation and had the facing pointing
upward toward the roof. From a lot of things we have read, it looks like
you wanted unfaced insulation when adding insulation to an attic,
because the faced insulation can trap in moisture if left pointing
upward. First, is this correct? Secondly, I am assuming it is, so should
we:
a) Rip out all of the faced insulation and replace it with unfaced or loose fill, or
b) Rip the backing off of the faced insulation
c) Leave it as is, because it's not that detrimental?
How detrimental is the facing pointing upward? It seems like the few attics I have been in always have the facing showing when you walk in.
I asked our friend about it, and he said that the insulation is not completely tight, so there is still ways for the moisture to escape naturally. I'm just wondering why he may have chose faced insulation, having worked with attics before., and it seems like the few attics I have been in have faced insulation when you walk in. Just wondering how harmful it is to the home, and if it's worth the trouble of ripping it all back out and losing some money. Thanks!
a) Rip out all of the faced insulation and replace it with unfaced or loose fill, or
b) Rip the backing off of the faced insulation
c) Leave it as is, because it's not that detrimental?
How detrimental is the facing pointing upward? It seems like the few attics I have been in always have the facing showing when you walk in.
I asked our friend about it, and he said that the insulation is not completely tight, so there is still ways for the moisture to escape naturally. I'm just wondering why he may have chose faced insulation, having worked with attics before., and it seems like the few attics I have been in have faced insulation when you walk in. Just wondering how harmful it is to the home, and if it's worth the trouble of ripping it all back out and losing some money. Thanks!