The house was built in 1961.
Grey attic insulation.
Also i measure it s only about 5 inches deep which.
Looks like a dark gray or black mineral wool insulation john.
Find your zone on the map and then use the chart to determine the level of insulation you need to properly insulate your attic walls floors and crawlspaces.
If you have loose fill insulation that is gray soft and without a shine it is probably cellulose insulation.
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Cellulose contains a high percentage of recycled paper and does not contain minerals.
Is it worth it to clean my attic out of this gray loose insulation and replace it with neater pink batt insulation.
Two types of old insulation that are dangerous to your health are urea formaldehyde foam which is usually gray or yellow and brittle and asbestos.
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The insulation in the attic is a dark gray loose fill.
Ugh seems really dirty and messy though.
Cellulose insulation is a perfectly safe type of insulation that is commonly blown into attics.
But it is covering the floor joists.
On 2019 03 23 by john looking to identify this attic and wall insulation.
In general it looks like shredded gray paper.
Is this color ok.
Details are at sheeps wool insulation.