How To Remove Spray Insulation From Attic

First the machine sucks up the loose insulation.

How to remove spray insulation from attic.

Use rakes to collect insulation on to dustpan place collected insulation into waste bag without commercial vacuum usage. Approximately 2500 over contractor estimate for removal. There are several different types of insulation so you should first identify the type you have in your attic. The second step is the routing of the insulation through the hose and directly into a trash container or large bags located outside.

Set up tarp and trashbags. Another option for loose insulation removal is to rent a hepa filtered industrial vacuum. If the attic is not large enough for a person to move around try tying a rope to the vacuum. The attic is now much warmer than outdoors in winter but significantly cooler than the living space if you leave the old insulation in the attic floor.

That makes the surface of the spray foam colder and most likely even below the dew point. Removing the old insulation for the attic floor will solve this problem. Use the commercial vacuum hose to remove the insulation and clean the attic floor. Use the shop vac to remove remaining insulation after raking and vacuum the attic floor without commercial vacuum usage.

Gradually pull the vacuum toward you as it sucks up the insulation. These high powered vacuums do two jobs. Gather the right equipment. How to remove blown in insulation.

Remove attic insulation from a 2000 sq ft house. We need to. Along the way i installed 5 995 sq. My father helped me remove 58 bags of loose fill blown in cellulose insulation and 17 bags of old fiberglass insulation.