leep89•5mo ago

Insulation upgrade debate: blown-in vs. rigid foam boards

I dropped $800 on blown-in cellulose for my attic last fall, and my heating bills dropped like 30%. But my buddy did rigid foam panels in his basement for the same cash and says he's saving even more. Problem is the foam panels were a beast to install with all the cutting and sealing gaps. I'm wondering if the extra labor is worth the bump in performance. Has anyone else gone back and forth on these two options?

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tarac165mo ago

@lee627 sounds like you've been living my life, still finding chunks of rigid foam in random places six months later.

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lee6275mo ago

Your buddy's gonna be real happy with those savings while he's still picking foam crumbs out of his hair a year later.

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