Attic Insulation Installed Upside Down

I have install new insulation becasue of a valve leak got the old stuff wet.

Attic insulation installed upside down.

These thermal defects undermine the r value of your attic insulation. In an upside down installation where the paper faces the unheated portion of the home moisture from the humid inside air can condense and become trapped inside of the insulation during cold winter months. And that s what s going on when you attempt to hang faced fiberglass. Check pipes and vents.

You don t say what r value the insulation has but chances are it s adequate for a floor in your climate zone. Tape tarp to cover all lower cabinets and floors tape bottom of countertop edge create a dam with tape along the countertop edge next to any appliances like your range if they are not easily removed pour entire epoxy activator into epoxy resin can and mix for exactly 3 min 15 sec only mix one. Moisture from inside the house can now accumulate in the insulation which will drastically reduce the r value. The shower has two outside walls.

So i am not sure which way to install the new insulation. Simple thermal analysis reveals that if you have 5 missing insulation in an attic bare sheetrock you ll have a slightly more than a 54 drop in r value. This will likely result in fungal growth mold and rot. If you want to add foil insulation to an existing roof you can still do it by going into the attic and.

The damn facing obscures your work slowing down the installation and resulting in a poor insulation grade. I live in the sacramento valley area which gets very hot and dry in the summer doesn t get to cold in winter but foggy damp days in the 30 3 and 40 s. Just buy un faced batts install them to grade 1 and build your air and moisture control systems in another layer big separate discussion. Choose your insulation type.

With the insulation upside down the kraft paper is not working as it is intended. R value simply means resistance to heat flow. For proper installation of roof insulation you need to do it before the roofing goes on.