Pennsylvania Ranch
Attic Insulation for our home?
What type of insulation should be get for our home (R level, etc)?
We live in Central Pennsylvania.
Our home is a 1,200 sq ft Ranch. 3 Bdr, 1.5 Bth w/ 1 car garage. (Was carport, previous owner enclosed to part of the house to make garage and back portion is now laundry room).
Home was built 1965. Beams/Trusses in attic can be seen. Insulation does NOT look like the rolled kind. Is not the blown or pellet kind but instead like a brown type (horse hair, strands???)
We have a oil furnace that is our backup source. Wood stove used 95% in colder seasons. Central Air unit (electric) used in warmer seasons.
How thick should it be in the attic? What is the best kind/brand and something that is not expensive/top of the line but effective?
The attic in your area should have R-38, which equals 14″ of blown in fiberglass. Look in your phone book for an insulation contractor. When I built my house 5 years ago, I found it was cheaper to hire them than to insulate myself. They buy insulation by the boxcar load, so they get much better pricing than you or I would at a home center. Hope this helps.
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