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Blown In Cellulose
This image was taken by The Snell Group team member John Snell. It's an infrared image he captured last winter of a structure that had recently been insulated with blown in cellulose. With the cooler temps upon us in the North East I thought it was a good image to share!
Tags: air, cellulose, infrared, insulation, leakage, weatherization
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Permalink Reply by Steve Parton on -
egads - that's bad. How about this one?
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Permalink Reply by Deanna Kaiser on -
That's pretty bad too! We have lots of these photos so I'll find some others and post them as well.
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Permalink Reply by John Elton Meeks on -
Deanna,
Thanks for sharing this, it is truly rediculous. Cellulose is a great product, however like other insulation types, it really depends the installer.
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Permalink Reply by Deanna Kaiser on
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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. -
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Permalink Reply by Pat Dundon on -
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.
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