Blown In Cellulose

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Permalink Reply by Steve Parton on December 14, 2011 at 12:47pm

egads - that's bad.  How about this one?

Permalink Reply by Deanna Kaiser on December 15, 2011 at 9:31am

That's pretty bad too! We have lots of these photos so I'll find some others and post them as well. 

Permalink Reply by John Elton Meeks on December 16, 2011 at 7:18am

Deanna,

 

Thanks for sharing this, it is truly rediculous. Cellulose is a great product, however like other insulation types, it really depends the installer.

Permalink Reply by Deanna Kaiser on December 19, 2011 at 1:00pm

John, I couldn't agree more! Here's one more, also taken by John.

Our team member Matt shared this photo with me. The image was shot after a weatherization crew had finished a job. Whole cavities throughout the home were missed or not properly dense packed with cellulose including the ones seen in the image. I think it's important to point out that infrared is helpful for not only quality assurance (from a customer's point of view) but also for the installer. Infrared can help crews to improve their installation skills ultimately reducing callbacks and saving time and money. 

Permalink Reply by Pat Dundon on November 22, 2012 at 6:43am

If you provide crew an IR, and they first use it in late fall, they will get some very 'weird' results. Remember you blow in the cellulose with outside air. I have done QA immediately after install on a cool November day and wrongly accused my guys of missing entire walls, only to come back the next day and find a miracle.