Pink Fluffy Stuff In Attics

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.

Pink fluffy stuff in attics.

With insulation you want a lot but you want it to be as fluffy as possible. You might find one of the older insulating materials uffi. If you see it in an attic floor it looks like gray styrofoam. That fluffy pink stuff in your attic might have some old beer bottles in it.

In the world of construction some parts and products are color coded for convenience. 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. Cellulose is made mostly from recycled material and fiberglass is made mostly from natural resources dug from the ground. Fiberglass insulation is that fluffy typically pink stuff that looks a bit like cotton candy on a paper backing.

Keep that in mind if you re keen on making the an environmentally conscious choice. But while many see the benefits of insulating our houses. 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.

Yellow insulation is a generic color while pink for example is trademarked by one company. Between the white brown pink and yellow options many wonder what the differences are. The tendency is to forcibly stuff insulation in place the more is better theory. In truth the core difference is the manufacturer.

You are also lucky if you have fiberglass that pink cotton candy looking stuff these fortunately are the most likely things you will see in your attic floor besides dust. Loose fill insulation comes in a variety of materials.