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| What type of insulation is this and what precautions should I take when moving it around? It looks light and fluffy but it's very dense.
http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/XU9VkVfuJLTqTPj8pZxsbg?feat=direc tlink http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/8vgOH-SkmO5XtAk_lDn3sA?feat=direc tlink Thanks in advance! |
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| Looks like mineral wool to me. See link below. (But what the heck is that other beady looking stuff?) |
Here is a link that might be useful: Identifying Insulation
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| The "beads" may be vermiculite, some varieties of which contained asbestos and should be handled accordingly. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vermiculite
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| The description of mineral wool matches it, but that doesn't explain the beads. Hm. I have a respirator made for toxic dust like lead or asbestos. Is that good? The OSHA website makes me nervous because I had an opacity on my lung after my first round of renovations in early 2009. Trying to be more careful this time around. Thanks for the quick response! |
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| Definitely rock wool and the beads are probably super heated sap from the wood that has run down the framing or dropped into the insulation and cooled. |
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- Posted by sombreuil_mongrel (My Page) on Tue, Oct 12, 10 at 16:53
| That was some sappy wood. Casey |
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| Thattsa somma hot attic! |
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| That's not vermiculite. |
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| Hard clear or amber colored sap crystals are more common in attics where wood was not originally kiln dried.
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