How To Measure Your Attic For Insulation
Phone camera to remember and record your measurements so put on a dust mask and gloves and grab your measuring stick or tape and a phone camera.
How to measure your attic for insulation. Achieving greater r values in attics the higher the r value the better the thermal performance of the insulation. Once you have measured a few spots around the attic calculate the r value by multiplying the average depth of your insulation in inches by the r value for your particular insulation type. 4 read the measurement where. Push the tape all the way down until it meets resistance when it contacts the drywall.
Extend a tape measure into a joist bay the insulated space between two joists. Now let s take a look at how to measure your attic s insulation regardless of type. This calculator is to be used as an estimating tool only. It s important that your.
Place your tape measure an inch down into the rough opening and measure to the top of your attic stairs this will give you the correct height of your attic stairs. Simply take your ruler and push it down through or next to. Click the button to calculate the amount of insulation in square feet and man hours wall and ceiling fiberglass insulation needed for this job. Input length and width of area to be insulated.
Measure up from the drywall to mark your desired blown in insulation level. When you re blowing insulation it can get dusty and hard to see whether you ve got it deep enough around the entire attic. Take your ruler and push it down through your insulation. Repeat the first step at several different spots in your attic.
The thickness of the attic insulation depends on the value of heat transfer coefficient u. Purios e which should be covered with attic is at least 21 cm. With the attic stairs folded up in the closed position measure the height of the attic stairs to determine the attic cover with the correct height.