Hi:
I live in the Denver,CO area in a 2100sq.ft. ranch style home that is pretty much one big vaulted ceiling from front to back. We recently had an energy audit done and they indicated that we need more insulation in the attic as well as ventilation. They indicated we had around R25 in most area...some areas had no insulation and you could see the drywall on the floor..."thank you Mr. home inspector for doing such a good job when we bought the house in 1995".
Anyway...I got two quotes:
Company 1: uses Dry Cellulose (Loose Fill) and fiberglass batting for the various vertical knee walls that extend into the attic. Cost $2500
Company 2: uses Stabilized Cellulose and will build some simple little walls 12 inches from the various kneewall that extend 12 inches above the kneewalls and will fill those voids with the cellulose and the tops of the kneewalls. They will basically put a 12-inch thick wall around everything. Cost $3000
I did not trust company 1, the person stuck there head in the attic and in 5 seconds came down and gave me a quote. Company 2 walked around the attic for at least 45 minutes with a huge flashlight, tape measure and laser tape measure and did a detailed analysis.
So...does the $2500-$3000 sound high? This is to install enough insulation to bring the attic to an R50-R60 rating. They said it was around 2000sq.ft. of total insulation.
The whole reason for this was that the AC is having a heck of a time trying to cool the house down. Oh yeah...the attic ventilation is being done by another company.
I look forward to hearing some comments.
Thanks,
Mitch
I live in the Denver,CO area in a 2100sq.ft. ranch style home that is pretty much one big vaulted ceiling from front to back. We recently had an energy audit done and they indicated that we need more insulation in the attic as well as ventilation. They indicated we had around R25 in most area...some areas had no insulation and you could see the drywall on the floor..."thank you Mr. home inspector for doing such a good job when we bought the house in 1995".
Anyway...I got two quotes:
Company 1: uses Dry Cellulose (Loose Fill) and fiberglass batting for the various vertical knee walls that extend into the attic. Cost $2500
Company 2: uses Stabilized Cellulose and will build some simple little walls 12 inches from the various kneewall that extend 12 inches above the kneewalls and will fill those voids with the cellulose and the tops of the kneewalls. They will basically put a 12-inch thick wall around everything. Cost $3000
I did not trust company 1, the person stuck there head in the attic and in 5 seconds came down and gave me a quote. Company 2 walked around the attic for at least 45 minutes with a huge flashlight, tape measure and laser tape measure and did a detailed analysis.
So...does the $2500-$3000 sound high? This is to install enough insulation to bring the attic to an R50-R60 rating. They said it was around 2000sq.ft. of total insulation.
The whole reason for this was that the AC is having a heck of a time trying to cool the house down. Oh yeah...the attic ventilation is being done by another company.
I look forward to hearing some comments.
Thanks,
Mitch