Like everyone else in America, you probably have a garage or an outhouse, maybe both! – full of trash. Rusty bikes, string trimmers you swore to fix, and even attic insulation find their way into piles that soon become items of sight. You really don’t even see things anymore because you get used to their presence.
One day you may decide to reclaim the space. Or you may have to clean it in preparation for a move. Or you simply encroach on foot traffic areas too much and are forced to clean up. Whatever the reason, you now find yourself with some bits of attic insulation. Now what?
Clearly, if the batting lengths are clean, respectable size, and uncompressed, then you’ve got something you could sell on eBay or Craigslist, or even your local buyer’s weekly store. If you don’t have enough to bother selling, but can’t bear to throw it away, what else can you do?
Consider using it to insulate your dog’s house. Even the best dog houses are not immune to the icy fingers of air that penetrate through nooks and crannies. Other people have used attic insulation around some plumbing pipes or the pipe that runs directly from your water heater to the pipeline network. It may take a bit of tape (with a slight touch!) To hold it in place, but the R-value outperforms anything that tighter foam tubes offer.
You can also use attic insulation to enhance what is already happening in your attic. Most likely the builder has put some light around the windows or in small places like dormers. Go up the ladder and pack some attic insulation. There is certainly nothing wrong with adding more, it can only help.