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CarrieAnn
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CarrieAnn
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blown-in insulation
hi
Wondering if anyone has had insulation blown in to their homes...and if so, could you reccomend who you used?
We are leaning towards fiberglass rather than the cellulose.
Thanks in Advance
~CA
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Re: blown-in insulation
We had it done in our garage a few years ago because we have bedrooms that sit above our garage and they were chilly in the winter. It took the men a whole day to do.
I will look up who we used and what we had blown in and post back. I have the records somewhere here!!
ETA: We used Federal Conservation Group
718-847-6137
631-264-7271
We worked with Joey.
Message edited 1/31/2007 7:43:54 PM.
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Re: blown-in insulation
we had it done to the whole downstairs of our hosue. It really has helped. I can get you the name.
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KLSbear
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Karen
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Re: blown-in insulation
We used JC Homecare and it helped for us too.
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CarrieAnn
LIF Adolescent
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CarrieAnn
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Re: blown-in insulation
we have a 1930's home with insulation ONLY in the kitchen...so we are looking to do the whole house (2 floors)
We are in western Suffolk County
Any leads would be greatly appreciated
If anyone would be willing to share approx. cost, that would be great too (FM)
THANKS!
CarrieAnn
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| Posted 2/1/07 10:13 AM |
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Re: blown-in insulation
We have it in our house but we didn't have it put in. Our house is really warm in the winter and cool in the summer though... HTH! 
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| Posted 2/1/07 10:31 AM |
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Susan
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Re: blown-in insulation
Posted by CarrieAnn
we have a 1930's home with insulation ONLY in the kitchen...so we are looking to do the whole house (2 floors)
We are in western Suffolk County
Any leads would be greatly appreciated
If anyone would be willing to share approx. cost, that would be great too (FM)
THANKS!
CarrieAnn
We also have an old house. We used JC homecare. I don't remember what it cost but we were able to negotiate it.
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MDF
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Re: blown-in insulation
was this an expensive process?
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CunningOne
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Re: blown-in insulation
Our double (two)-car garage that we had done was about $1400. It was the ceiling, back wall and 2 side walls. Obviously they didn't have to do the front part where the garage doors are.
HTH.
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Eleanor
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Ellie
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Re: blown-in insulation
for those who have had their houses done, was it very messy?
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KLSbear
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Re: blown-in insulation
It wasn't messy at all. If you can be flexible on timing, JC Homecare was great about negotiating prices. We had the upstairs done one year, and the converted garage done a year or two later. I don't recall exact pricing, but I'm thinking in the $1500 range for the upstairs, including installation of an attic fan, and under $1000 for the garage conversion.
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Kate
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Kate
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Re: blown-in insulation
Posted by KLSbear
We used JC Homecare and it helped for us too.
We used them too. 
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MDF
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Re: blown-in insulation
how do they do finished walls? do they cut holes and pump in the insulation?
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Re: blown-in insulation
not messy at all. For us they blew it in from the outside and went through the joints in the brick. Then we provided the paint since we have white painted brick and they touched up all the places.
We ended up picking the wrong paint so we had to paint over it. But that was our fault.
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