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spasmcreek
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one place we own had a back porch made into part of the house with pella windows and a glass door ..interior wall taken out and it is all finished inside and nice carpet..about 8'X30'..a crawl space underneath accessed by a 24"X24" door.....part of it is easy to crawl around in and some get rather tight height wise...problem is...the easy go "carpenters" who built this put the paper back fiberglass insulation with the paper on top between stringers before reflooring so now after years it is sagging down over the accordian type heat/cool vent tubes..trying to figure out how to remove this with out a death wish...really need someone smaller and maybe a tyvek suit with a clear face mask??? to get it out with out eating or imbedding it in a body ..any practical ideas appreciated.... thanx
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2-3 teenagers with Tyvek suits and a couple staple guns should be able to handle it......I wouldn't think it needs to be "perfect".......
Cut lengths of heavy gauge high tensile fence wire 1/2? longer than the space between joists. Push wire in between joists every 12-16 inches to hold up the insulation.
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Cut lengths of heavy gauge high tensile fence wire 1/2? longer than the space between joists. Push wire in between joists every 12-16 inches to hold up the insulation.
+1 or metal coat hangers cut to length every few feet on sagging insulation......
Does it have a chandelier also?
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Just push these up between joist to hold insulation up.
They also make 24".
https://www.homedepot.com/p/ADO-Products-16-in-Wire-Batt-Supports-BS160/302672566?cm_mmc=Shopping|G|Base|D22|22-4_INSULATION|Generic|PLA|AllInsulation|71700000033760329|58700003913725483|92700033624080324&gclid=CjwKCAjwq57cBRBYEiwAdpx0vcvxaDam2j-Uy9ja1eyF_7404IY5L4u2ZUavUynfm6eI2_oBhnE-bRoCfvYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&dclid=CPyj2uXjld0CFY5ENwod78sChw
Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
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When his guys installed the batt supports, they used a 'T' shaped device made from a couple pieces of 1X4, with the top of the 'T' about 14 inches long, to push the batts up between the joists. Kept the guys from having to push the insulation in place by hand.
some good ideas to maybe get it back in place ..now how to protect me.. i do not want to breathe the fibers or be pincushioned while wallowing around ??
Im too old to be risking my health A trip to the Local labor pool will solve this...
no real labor pool ..no kids...weekender lake...found most of the ideas at home depot ..have to stock up here and no HD near there...think with a tyvek suit and clear fullface dustmask and some rubberized lite gloves may get it done ....tie a rope around one ankle and if i poop out wife can get someone to drag me out......
Tie the rope to the bumper on the car. Then she won't have to waste time calling someone to come help...[:D]
Simpson brand 'lightning rods' are what I use for keeping the floor insulation in place. Quick and easy.
While you're under there you might consider laying out some visqueen on the ground to act as a vapor barrier.
Keep your Powder dry and your Musket well oiled.
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