Sign up ×  I noticed my attic blown in insulation is rather thin
on one side. Rather than buying enough to cover the whole area,
I was thinking of just pushing or brooming the blown in
insulation toward the soffit to fill it to the top of the
joists, and then laying some batts into the cleared space.  Is
there any reason I shouldn't do that?  EDIT: Please note: Adding
more blown in insulation is NOT an option and I wish people
would quit mentioning it. I KNOW the differences. I want to know
if there are any TECHNICAL REASONS why I don't want to do this
ONLY!  share|improve this question  2 Answers 2  The
recommendations for R-values in attics has increased. Since your
insulation doesn't come up to the top of the framing I'm
guessing where it's not low it only comes up to the top of the
framing. That means even if you had the insulation to the top of
2x6 joists you'd be below the new minimum recommendation.
Blowing insulation is usually easier and cheaper than laying
batts. You may even find someone to do it