Attic Insulation in difficult to reach areas?

[Franm]

Hi All,
I’m looking for advice on how to effectively insulate the hard to access areas in the attic.
I’ve just finished insulating between the joists with a combination of Thermapitch and Rafterloc (both solid) and now I need to solve the problem of getting some sort of insulation in to the seemingly impossible areas to access. Our roof is a complicated H shape and the ceiling in one section goes up to rafter level (the felt is non breathable throughout).
There are a few small areas (corners etc) that I can not easily reach and can just about shine a torch in to. Ideally I’m looking for something that’s loose and that one could somehow shovel in to these areas with something like a dustpan tied on to a broom handle.
It’s probably too small a job for a specialist company or may be very expensive and I prefer to do this kind of thing myself if at all possible.
So I was wondering if anyone can recommend a loose (chip) type insulation for the job, that can be purchased by the DIYr and have a reasonably good u value.. Or has anyone got any other suggestion re this.

Thanks for your time
Regards
Fran

 

[Buddyboy]

I can tell you what I did to get insulation into the edges of our low pitched bunglow. There was a rafter blocking access to the last six feet of the attic, to hte roof edge, and I was laying fiberglass roll.

What I did was use a length of very thin metal sheet I had, which was about 2.5 feet by 6 feet. I slid it along the rafter untill it reached hte end. I then slid the fiberglass along it to the end. I then held the end of the fiberglass in place with a pole, and slid out the metal sheeting.

hope it helps, but in my case I was not dealing with any odd corners.

Also remember that there will probably be vents at the edge, which should be left exposed.

Another suggestion may be a leaf blower with a bag full of styrofoam beads. Set the leaf blower on low power though .

 

[Ceist Beag]

Hi Fran, I got some loose insulation (called Warmcell) that was handy for the scenario you describe (we have some very hard to reach areas in our attic too) - I just used a brush to push the loose insulation into the tricky spots. The company is http://www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com/ and as I said it's called Warmcell.