Got any tips on how to deal with installing blown insulation when no blower is available?

Got any homebrew ideas?

Vacuum cleaner in reverse? or a leaf blower?

Just buy 3 pigs.

Get your insulatoin at lowes. Cant speakfor NorCal but here if you buy 100 bucks of material they loan you the blower.

I found out Home Depot loans the blower if you buy 20 + bales. Lowes here has no such deal, it's $250 a day for the blower with them.

But Home depot was completely out of loose fill  so it's a moot point.

Bottom line is I'm waiting on custom fabricated windows and needed to get something done in the meantime.
So over the last two days I have crumbled by hand and thrown (using a dust pan and a rake) 16 bales of insulation.

I know it isn't fluffed as well as it could be buy hey, I got the job done! I need to do a few more bales to finish up the last but first I have some fixtures to install in the bare area first.

The shit actually looks pretty good!

What a pain in the ass though. You might find this hard to believe but I actually saved the original blown shit when I took the old drywall out an what I saved did half the house when I put it back up.

I think I asked for ideas on raising celling drywall sans a drywall jack a while back but you never responded. I ended up raising all of the ceiling panels using hooks and ropes.

It worked great though and allowed me to work alone and at my own pace which is what I always try to strive for.

Sorry I missed that one. Hanging  ceiling without a jack is no fun. I've used deadmen (a 2x4 with a crosspiece on one end) but that ony holds it up there, does't get it up there.

I thought of - celing, no jack, one man - turns my stomach.

I thought of - celing, no jack, one man - turns my stomach.

yeah is was quite a challenge. I used big S hooks and some nicely compliant rope. Screwed the S hiooks to the rafters and looped the rope under the panels
It worked out really well. Once I had pulled all of the slack out of the line I stood small pieces of 2x4 between the panel and the rope. This helped to push the panel up against the rafters and hold it in place whilst the screwing commenced. 

It worked out really well. Once I had pulled all of the slack out of the line I stood small pieces of 2x4 between the panel and the rope. This helped to push the panel up against the rafters and hold it in place whilst the screwing commenced.  

I read a story online once that started off kind of like this.

I starred in a video once that started off kind of like this.

FIXED.

hahahaha ...

It's scary; we all think kind of alike ...

It's scary; we all think kind of alike ...

And we all want what?

ummmm  happy hour at a bar that serves Guinness or at least a high quality porter?

It worked out really well. Once I had pulled all of the slack out of the line I stood small pieces of 2x4 between the panel and the rope. This helped to push the panel up against the rafters and hold it in place whilst the screwing commenced. 

I read a story online once that started off kind of like this.

The handy man. Been there done that. the milfs love me.

ummmm  happy hour at a bar that serves Guinness or at least a high quality porter?

Too bad you're not coming down!

I didn't know you were a MILF, Lucas ...

It worked out really well. Once I had pulled all of the slack out of the line I stood small pieces of 2x4 between the panel and the rope. This helped to push the panel up against the rafters and hold it in place whilst the screwing commenced. 

I read a story online once that started off kind of like this.

The handy man. Been there done that. the milfs love me.

I guess I'm less perverted or something. I was thinking about that story with the guy and the bucket of bricks etc.

Mythbusters ftw !