How To Remove Old Fiberglass Insulation From Attic

You will still have to belly crawl along the trusses to vacuum all of the cellulose out.

How to remove old fiberglass insulation from attic.

It s best to start at the farthest corner of your attic and roll up the batts or fold them over as you roll. Use the commercial vacuum hose to remove the insulation and clean the attic floor. This type of fiberglass insulation is often laid down in strips in the attic. Even with a vacuum to remove insulation from the attic the process is pretty long.

Fiberglass insulation is also relatively common in batting rolls made from finely spun glass fibers to produce a light and fluffy material. Insulation is removed either by hand or by utilizing a commercial 23 hp gas powered insulation removal vacuum attached to a 150 ft vacuum hose. As you work back toward the attic access point drop the rolled insulation in a large garbage bag. Sometimes it is loosely blown into the walls as a low cost form of spray insulation.

Use the shop vac to remove remaining insulation after raking and vacuum the attic floor without commercial vacuum usage.