Monday, December 16, 2019

A Complete Guide into Ceiling Insulation Removal

When you identify energy imbalance from the ceiling, you wish to either repair or go with ceiling insulation removal. However, removing the old ceiling insulation and replacing it with a new one requires some amount of effort from your side, and an understanding of the existing insulation. You also need to understand whether the insulation can be removed by you or, you need some external help for the same.
Here, we will take you through all the steps required to complete the removal of ceiling insulation, and what it takes to replace it with a new one.

•    The first step toward removing or replacing or, for that matter even replacing the ceiling involves understanding whether the ceiling insulation contains asbestos or not. In case your house was built before the 50s, you may find some amount of asbestos in the insulation. You may need a home improvement testing kit to know whether the asbestos is present. This kit will take into consideration all the safety factors for observing the insulation. In case there is asbestos in the insulation, you might need to hire a professional to remove and replace the ceiling insulation.

•    In case you have blown in insulation, then you ought to identify that as well. Removing old insulation Brisbane which is either made of fiberglass or cellulose can be done all by yourself. You will find the fiberglass insulation to be white like cotton balls. You will need a powerful HEPA filter to remove this type of insulation. You can even use the vacuum hose to remove the insulation of this type. Once the vacuum gets the insulation, you will need to transfer it into large garbage bags to make the disposal easy and environment friendly

•    Finally, the third type of insulation that you might face when removing the old insulation is the batt and blanket type. You will need to match your safety gear with the dust mask to remove this type of insulation. It will help factor in all the issues that you might face while removing the old insulation. Goggles are a must if you don’t want to face the dust. You will need to dispose off the insulation, once collected, into large garbage bags. The batts are held with staples in between cavities. You will need to ensure that during the ceiling insulation removal this part is removed too
•    Before you remove the insulation from the ceiling, you ought to remove the old insulation and dust away the various parts of the ceiling. A thorough cleaning of the area is a must. You should drive away the rodents, so that they don’t affect the new ceiling insulation.

•    When removing old insulation Brisbane, you ought to exercise caution. You should ideally create a safe spot on the ceiling from where you can remove the insulation, keep minimum distance for safe removal.

•    When you are disposing the old insulation after its removal, make sure you do so responsibly. You need to keep in mind the needs of the environment, when you are doing this.
If you feel you may not be able to do it on your own, call for a professional.

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