Fiberglass Idiot Mistakes

It's been a long day, and the last thing HZG needed was to crawl through a 3' high attic space and see idiot mistakes - for the 4th time today.

When installing fiberglass batts - regardless if you are installing in an attic, walls or floors - it is IMPERATIVE that you install it with the paper / barrier side towards WARMTH. This last attic had an entire ranch layout with the insulation installed upside down. Try explaining that to a homeowner. Especially a home owner that installed the insulation himself. Well, it is always a fun conversation...

Now that the insulation has been installed incorrectly, prior to further insulation being added we must slice the vapor barrier so that the moisture will not be trapped.

Sorry for the rant - and the short write - it's been a long day...