Yes, you are crazy,:laughing:
You can probably get by with some sort of contraption for loose fill, but dense packing is far more of a science and needs pressures adjusted properly, etc. Rental machines really don't even do a good job of it, but given that you had no insulation at all, it at least got some in there. I'd be willing to bet that with a blower door hooked up you'd see a bunch of missed spots on a thermal cam.
It is your time and money so have at it if you'd like, just don't expect an fantastic result... and I really would tell people that it is truly "dense packed" or expect the corresponding r-value.
Given the age of your home, has your electrical been updated? If you have knob and tube wiring the insulation is a serious safety hazard.
You can probably get by with some sort of contraption for loose fill, but dense packing is far more of a science and needs pressures adjusted properly, etc. Rental machines really don't even do a good job of it, but given that you had no insulation at all, it at least got some in there. I'd be willing to bet that with a blower door hooked up you'd see a bunch of missed spots on a thermal cam.
It is your time and money so have at it if you'd like, just don't expect an fantastic result... and I really would tell people that it is truly "dense packed" or expect the corresponding r-value.
Given the age of your home, has your electrical been updated? If you have knob and tube wiring the insulation is a serious safety hazard.