Charlie:
Leland in Victoria. My question is, what is the best insulation these days. She says she has 15 inch fiber bats right now, except for one bedroom. I assume you would say stick with that, huh?
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Tom:
15 inches is enough, you don’t need any more, but what’s the best insulation? What do I recommend? Same I always have, and that’s formaldehyde free fiberglass. An R30 is where you want to be in your attic, and you can go up to an R38. Don’t go beyond that, that’s a waste of money, but formaldehyde free fiberglass, that’s about fourteen inches of fiberglass, or thirty.
Charlie:
Isn’t most fiberglass formaldehyde free these days?
Tom:
No.
Charlie:
Get out.
Tom:
Sorry. No, it’s not.
Charlie:
Okay.
Tom:
No. Usually the formaldehyde free will be white in color, and all the pink stuff, they usually have formaldehyde in it. Or the yellow for that matter. John Mansfield is yellow and the panther is pink.
Charlie:
Wow, everybody’s got their own color.
Tom:
They do.