Someone got creative with their attic insulation!

Yes, those are foam peanuts and restaurant to-go boxes. Bill Box, a home inspector in our HERS rater class this week, found this in an attic on a recent inspection he did.

I suppose it's better than nothing, but standard insulation materials aren't that expensive. Even Grade III fiberglass batts in there would probably perform better.

The bigger issue here, though, is fire safety. All that foam would go up quickly if a spark from a poor wiring job got to it.

You gotta admire the person's creativity and efforts to recycle, but sometimes it's best to get some advice from a pro first. (Seems like I've said that before.)

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