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After moving into our new/old house, I
decided to add 6 in. of insulation to our attic. Our attic is accessed through
a small closet (36 x 30 in.) with a 30 x 14-in. opening at the top. I figured
the best way to insulate the attic and keep the mess of fiberglass insulation
out of the house would be to squeeze the tightly packaged rolls through the
closet opening and open them in the attic.
Intending to pull them up after me, I climbed into the attic
and proceeded to pull on the first roll of insulation. I found out very quickly
that it wasn't going to fit. So rather than getting down from the attic,
I decided to reach down and cut the plastic wrapping with the roll sitting on
the closet shelf and pull up the pieces individually.
The roll exploded open and engulfed the
small closet with insulation, leaving me trapped in the attic. (Attics sure are
quiet and HOT.) The insulation was so tightly bound in the closet that I
couldn't push it out of the closet or pull it up. I finally had to use a
utility knife to cut the insulation into smaller pieces so I could make my
itchy, scratchy escape!
