Finished Attic With Vermiculite

Expanded forms of vermiculite are light weight fire resistant and odorless making it an ideal material used for attic and wall insulation inside houses and buildings.

Finished attic with vermiculite.

So we did that but incompletely. The epa says that vermiculite insulation which is the pebbly stuff found in attics of many older homes is only risky if it contains more than one percent asbestos. My attic has vermiculite so i have to assume there is asbestos. Came from a mine in libby montana sold under the name zonolite.

Unfortunately almost all vermiculite insulation contains asbestos and is unsafe when disturbed. That s good news because most zonolite a type of vermiculite insulation falls into that category. When this mineral is put in an oven it expands like popcorn. The space between the gables.

Up to 85 percent of all vermiculite insulation in the u s. Vermiculite is a mineral mined from the earth composed of shiny flakes that look like mica. I m focusing on the attic. Five years ago we decided to insulate the attic and the recommendation we heard sounded good that it was best to lay fiberglass over it.

Hi i m back with another question. Homeowners and buyers often want to know if they should leave the. If your home was built before 1990 you might have vermiculite insulation in your walls or attic. It could be purchased locally and could be installed by contractor or homeowner.

Vermiculite was a common attic insulation product sold from the late 1920s to the early 1990s. Vermiculite is a natural insulation material but it s one that you definitely don t want to have in your attic.