Pink Fluffy Stuff In Attics

Fiberglass insulation can come in a variety of colors.

Pink fluffy stuff in attics.

If your attic or wall insulation is in batt or blanket form whether it s fiberglass cellulose or another material you generally don t have to be concerned about asbestos. After seeing a few different colors of insulation on the market you might think the yellow pink white green and brown colors carry some significance. Loose fill insulation comes in a variety of materials. You might find one of the older insulating materials uffi.

With insulation you want a lot but you want it to be as fluffy as possible. Keep that in mind if you re keen on making the an environmentally conscious choice. In the world of construction some parts and products are color coded for convenience. The tendency is to forcibly stuff insulation in place the more is better theory.

Fiberglass insulation a man made mineral fiber con structed from a variety of materials such as sand and recycled glass is the most popular form of insulation in the united states more than 90 percent of homes in america are lined with the pink stuff source. That fluffy pink stuff in your attic might have some old beer bottles in it. In truth the core difference is the manufacturer. The types of insulation that were most commonly made with asbestos are loose fill also called blown in insulation.

Between the white brown pink and yellow options many wonder what the differences are. If you see it in an attic floor it looks like gray styrofoam. It s flexible so that you can tack it up yourself in drafty attics along rafters. The sentence is said 888 times in this video.

But while many see the benefits of insulating our houses. Fiberglass insulation is that fluffy typically pink stuff that looks a bit like cotton candy on a paper backing.