I am insulating the walls of a small outbuilding and I would like to use cellulose. Since this is a small building (8×12), it seems I can just dump it in the wall cavity as I apply the wall sheathing? Any reason this does not make sense?
Thanks
JR
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I'd guess that you'd get clumps, rather than a nice, even fill. But if you compact it as you go, I suppose it could work "OK", if not great.
I say this from my limited experience in hand-filling with cells -- such as refilling a spot or two after removing some cells to do plumbing or wiring. You can never get it back in quite as evenly packed.
Mike Hennessy
Pittsburgh, PA
You should pack it somewhat (kind of like rodding concrete) as you fill. Tedious but doable.
For such a small building, though, using sheet foam insulation might make more sense.
My thought was that there would be more insulation for less cost with cellulose rather than bats or foam. I am using foam board in the ceiling with a ridge vent and eave vents. I might try the short back wll with cellulose and see what happens. Thanks
JR