Ask Me Help Desk - Attic insulation

I want to add additional blown in insulation to my attic. There may be 2-3" currently. I wanted to staple in baffles to prevent the insulation from filling the soffits as well as allowing airflow, however, the roof is very low and it looks impossible to get to the eaves to install a baffle or any type of barrior to prevent the insulation from filling the soffits. Additionally, the soffits are not vented. They are solid wood. There are gable vents at both ends of the attic as well as two roof vents, NO ridge vent.(House is 34'x28')
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My dad asked the "HOME DEPOT" if we could blow the insulation into the soffits considering this and they said YES. I'm still skeptical? :confused:Is this OK to do?

I had thought about removing the soffits because they are wood and the paints peeling anyway, then maybe I would be able to install the baffles from the outside, seems like I would have to remove the fascia and gutters as well. :eek: (All needs replaced but wasn't budgeting for it this yr).

A proper attic must be both insulated and vented correctly, currently yours is neither. What age is the home. The proper venting should include soofit vents to allow air to enter low in the attic. Hot air then rises and exits through a gable or roof vent. Who ever put this house together gave you two exits points and no entry point. I would drill 3" holes and insert round soffit vents or cut out an entire strip of soffit material about 3" wide the length of the soffit. Before blowing in your insulation get some rolls or batts of R30 fiber glkass and cut them into 3' sections. Insert the sect in the joist bay and slide out until it nearly touches your roof rafters. This fiberglass will act like a dam. I am not here to bash HD or any store but they are not here on earth to give builting advice. My neighbor works there, I do his home repair priojects for him.

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Originally Posted by ballengerb1

A proper attic must be both insulated and vented correctly, currently yours is neither. What age is the home. The proper venting should include soofit vents to allow air to enter low in the attic. Hot air then rises and exits through a gable or roof vent. Who ever put this house together gave you two exits points and no entry point. I would drill 3" holes and insert round soffit vents or cut out an entire strip of soffit material about 3" wide the length of the soffit. Before blowing in your insulation get some rolls or batts of R30 fiber glkass and cut them into 3' sections. Insert the sect in the joist bay and slide out until it nearly touches your roof rafters. This fiberglass will act like a dam. I am not here to bash HD or any store but they are not here on earth to give builting advice. My neighbor works there, I do his home repair priojects for him.

The house was built in 57'. Thanks for the advice. I hadn't considered trying to push a batt into that space. Good Idea!! I will install the round vents as well. Yeah, I agree about HD... hahaha... I want this done right. There are enough goofy things in that house I question why they did... I don't want to add to the list.

Thanks!