Talk:Cellulose insulation

Adhesive

Does anyone know about the environmental qualities of the adhesives commonly used in wet application cellulose insulation? --Alphastream (talk) 21:21, 19 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Vapor Retarder

I just received approval from Portland, OR to not use a vapor retarder with cellulose, based on the science of vapor and air movement, as well as cellulose's ability to diffuse water vapor. This saved us on cost, but more importantly for us it meant we could use a no VOC primer instead of a vapor retarder primer. I'll adjust the page accordingly. --Alphastream (talk) 16:52, 18 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

No info in article about manufacturing process

Kinda wondering how the insulation is made. 71.132.197.68 (talk) 15:38, 18 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I second this. If anyone has more information on the manufacturing, please share. --Engmech123 (talk) 12:04, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Objectivity

While I don't dispute the facts on this page, it sounds like it was written by a cellulose insulation salesman. I have no problem with salesmen writing Wikipedia articles. On the contrary, I heartily approve of it since they usually have a lot of useful knowledge. However, the tone of this article should be revised to make it sound more objective, and less like a sales pitch. Specific examples of sections that sound particularly subjective would be the "Insulation is Green" section near the bottom, and the "Low toxicity and environmental impact of raw materials" section which explicitly puts down fibreglass insulation. Again, I don't doubt the validity of these claims, but the neutrality of this article should come first. --Engmech123 (talk) 12:12, 26 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Density

In two places the article discusses the density of Cellulose insulation compared to Fiberglass insulation. In the paragraph "Sound Insulation" it states that Cellulose is "about three times the density of Fiberglass". This statement is repeated in the paragraph "Weight". But neither of these paragraphs discuss the actual density of either material. Density is an important factor in determining cost and effectiveness of an insulation material. And whereas it is truly difficult to predict what the actual installed density of ANY Blown-In Insulation material may be at a particular installation, this article would benefit greatly from a discussion of theoretical principles of cellulose densities in relation to its effectiveness as a thermal, vapor or acoustic barrier. This information in turn would provide useful insights to the comparative cost of Cellulose as opposed to other insulation materials. The absence of this information speaks to the objectivity of this article (i.e. the lack thereof). Erik12om (talk) 15:25, 28 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sound

I don't see where the source supports this statement: " Several installation options allow walls to have a Sound Transmission Class (STC) of 50 or greater.[2] " Strangesad (talk) 06:05, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

So much of this article appears to be unsupported conjecture

I have added "^{[citation needed]}" in several places in this article. . A representative example can be found in the 'Spray Applied' section following a claim that 'chlorine' is added as a 'moisture retardant'. There is no reference. This is understandable: a quick google search provides no evidence supporting the existence of this mythical 'chlorine-moisture-retardant'. . Unfortunately, this regrettable example is less an exception and more closely representative of much of the article. 70.185.127.32 (talk) 02:05, 2 July 2013 (UTC) BGriffin[reply]