Comments on: We Got Green: Jay goes with greener cellulose insulation product http://www.getwithgreen.com/2007/12/01/we-got-green-jay-goes-with-greener-cellulose-insulation-product/ Green Home Improvement Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:22:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jay in Oak Park, IL http://www.getwithgreen.com/2007/12/01/we-got-green-jay-goes-with-greener-cellulose-insulation-product/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Jay in Oak Park, IL Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:51:18 +0000 http://www.getwithgreen.com/2007/12/01/we-got-green-jay-goes-with-greener-cellulose-insulation-product/#comment-207 Cellulose is a good product. I discovered my old home was balloon framed (continuous space from attic to basement), I immediately purchased this and <a href="http://www.humphrey-house.com/search/label/cellulose%20insulation" rel="nofollow">filled our walls</a> with it. It's a great way to green an existing home. This year, when removing some of those walls for a kitchen remodel, we found that it maintained it's density and didn't settle at all during the two and half years. However, when the time came to replace the insulation, we elected to upgrade with the more expensive <a href="http://www.humphrey-house.com/2007/12/soy-based-foam-insulation.html" rel="nofollow">soy-based foam insulation</a> which I must say is turning out to be a better choice already. Once you get past the initial cost, and look at the long-term benefit of lower utility bills, and the fact that it is a renewable product, it's very satisfying. Cellulose is a good product. I discovered my old home was balloon framed (continuous space from attic to basement), I immediately purchased this and filled our walls with it. It’s a great way to green an existing home. This year, when removing some of those walls for a kitchen remodel, we found that it maintained it’s density and didn’t settle at all during the two and half years. However, when the time came to replace the insulation, we elected to upgrade with the more expensive soy-based foam insulation which I must say is turning out to be a better choice already. Once you get past the initial cost, and look at the long-term benefit of lower utility bills, and the fact that it is a renewable product, it’s very satisfying.

]]> By: Edie - GreenFiber, Charlotte, NC http://www.getwithgreen.com/2007/12/01/we-got-green-jay-goes-with-greener-cellulose-insulation-product/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Edie - GreenFiber, Charlotte, NC Tue, 04 Dec 2007 21:08:35 +0000 http://www.getwithgreen.com/2007/12/01/we-got-green-jay-goes-with-greener-cellulose-insulation-product/#comment-208 We would love to come up with a more environmentally friendly bagging solution that will withstand shipping and handling. We welcome suggestions and will investigate burlap. Paper bags haven't stood up in the past. Dog food bags appear feasible but have plastic between the paper layers. We currently use a # 4 low density polyethylene (LLDPE), which is recyclable. The easiest place to recycle these plastic bags are at your local grocery store. On your video you ask what would be better to use on the wall than plastic. A nonwoven fabric such as upholstery fabric is typically used on interior walls with the insulation blown in through slits in the fabric. Exterior walls of existing structures can be filled by using a "drill and fill" method installed from the inside or outside of the house. One inch holes are drilled in either the drywall inside or sheathing under the exterior siding. Blowing machines are available at the home improvement store to blow in the insulation. Thank you for publishing a good article and video. And thank you for using GreenFiber Insulation. Any questions, call us at 800-228-0024 or visit www.greenfiber.com. We would love to come up with a more environmentally friendly bagging solution that will withstand shipping and handling. We welcome suggestions and will investigate burlap. Paper bags haven’t stood up in the past. Dog food bags appear feasible but have plastic between the paper layers. We currently use a # 4 low density polyethylene (LLDPE), which is recyclable. The easiest place to recycle these plastic bags are at your local grocery store.

On your video you ask what would be better to use on the wall than plastic. A nonwoven fabric such as upholstery fabric is typically used on interior walls with the insulation blown in through slits in the fabric. Exterior walls of existing structures can be filled by using a “drill and fill” method installed from the inside or outside of the house. One inch holes are drilled in either the drywall inside or sheathing under the exterior siding. Blowing machines are available at the home improvement store to blow in the insulation.

Thank you for publishing a good article and video. And thank you for using GreenFiber Insulation. Any questions, call us at 800-228-0024 or visit http://www.greenfiber.com.

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