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I am preparing to insulate between our attic floor and first floor ceiling. The joists are the new TJI channel type and the attic floor is plywood that is both glued and nailed to the joists. I am considering removing 6″ to 8″ (or wider?) strips of flooring or cutting/drilling numerous 6″ holes to gain access. There are a few places that need to have blocks/dams setup around recessed lights. We may convert the attic to living space at some point down the road. What is the recommended way to open up this floor to blow in insulation? Also, is there any way to convert a non IC recessed light so that can have contact with insulation?
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Some lighting manufacturers offer ic cans that you can change out for your non ic
*Dan,if you may convert later, are you wasting your time on this insulation?
*take out the can lights, blow in the insulation thru those holes.but if you'll use the attic space as living space why insulate the 1st floor ceiling?spend your money enclosing the attic space and insulate the whole house.if this was new construction ("The joists are the new TJI channel type"), why did you build without insulation in it?
*I agree with the remarks above...If you're not ready to totally do the upstairs right, why not just insulate the attic ceiling the way you would need to once you finish it up there? Might be more expensive than insulating the joist space now, but you'll kick yourself later if you end up wasting that insulation now. You might want to either run wireing for future outlets etc.... first, or at least put some conduit in the walls to pull wire in the future. although wireing could be adde tastefully later via a basebaord Wiremold type product.-Stray
*I do not like cans in insulated spaces...I like track lights instead...I would learn as yaa go...I think you could do a good job just winnging it. Be careful not to blow the drywall off the ceiling with too much insulation? Mike Smith could help yaa I bet...with specific details..near the stream,aj
*Adrondakjak,Is there an inside joke on Mike here?If you might EVER open it up again do yersf a favor and stay away from blowing cellulose. I know as a remodeler how absolutly NASTY it can be. But if you must you can drill smaller holes to blow through and pop corks into close them after changing the lights.I'd do it at the rafter bays though.
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I am preparing to insulate between our attic floor and first floor ceiling. The joists are the new TJI channel type and the attic floor is plywood that is both glued and nailed to the joists. I am considering removing 6" to 8" (or wider?) strips of flooring or cutting/drilling numerous 6" holes to gain access. There are a few places that need to have blocks/dams setup around recessed lights. We may convert the attic to living space at some point down the road. What is the recommended way to open up this floor to blow in insulation? Also, is there any way to convert a non IC recessed light so that can have contact with insulation?