How to Install Insulation around Electrical Outlets and Light Switches
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How to Install Insulation around Electrical Outlets and Light Switches
Here's a little insulation installation tip for you.
When you're installing fiberglass insulation and you come to an electrical outlet like this or a light switch. The worst thing you can do is just jam the insulation and push it around the outlet.
What that does is it makes a void around the outlet so there's no insulation around it. On top of that, you wind up with compressed insulation which even further decreases the r-value of the insulation.
What you want to do instead, is you want to make a nice clean cut where the outlet is in the insulation…like this. And the way you do that is: I just keep on my random board that I use to compress the insulation. I have a line right here and that line basically gives me the ability to know exactly how deep I need to make my cut.
The way that I made that line is:
I put it up against the box like this…I made a line on the board. Then I took a square and I made a nice straight line so I know exactly where to cut.
Then what I'll do is I'll put the insulation up against the wall. Take a marker and make a line where the top and bottom of the electrical box are. Put the insulation on the ground, compress it and put this line exactly on the edge of the insulation and that way when I push down on it and make my cut. I know that I'll have a nice clean line so I'll have no gaps around the electrical outlet.
It's that simple. Take an extra couple of seconds do a good job and you'll save money in the long run.
If you're sick and tired of spending too much money on your energy bills, stop by my website at HowToHomeInsulation.com. You'll find the videos and information you need to start saving money on your energy bills right now. My name is Corey Binford. Thanks for watching.