Now the ceiling on the second floor has been dry walled and the attic access stairs put in place,  a team workers filled the attic spaces with insulation.   The insulation is delivered through a large hose that is fed from a truck parked in front of the house.  The insulation comes in easy to empty bags that are dumped in a hopper and blown through the hose to the attic space.  The crew placed depth markers along the attic’s joists to indicate the proper level to fill the insulation to for the correct R Value, or insulation value. 

Styrofoam barriers were placed at the end of each rafter to prevent the eaves from filling or becoming blocked by the blown in insulation.  As your attic warms up,  the warm air rises and exits through the attic’s ridge vents at the peaks of the roof.  Cooler outside air is drawn in through the eaves vents of the house and a steady circulation occurs.  The insulation layer prevents most transmission of heat or cold from the floor below. 

Prior to the installation of the insulation in the attic,  there was a noticeable 10-15 degree difference between the first and second floor of the house, depending on the weather outside.   After the insulation was added, the difference was negligible, if not undetectable on cool days.