Removing old paper-based loose-fill loft insulation

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We've just had British Gas round to do a survey of the loft to see whether we are eligible for free insulation...

The good news is that we are. The bad news is the reason that we are is that the current insulation is a next-to-useless 2 inch layer of loose fluffy insulation, and because it is paper-based and therefore a fire hazard they can't just put the new stuff on top

Which means before we can go ahead with it we need to clear all this old fluffy paper-based insulation out. Any ideas how best to do that? Doing it manually would be painful so I'm guessing some sort of industrial vacuum would be best. Or what kind of companies provide that sort of service as ideally I don't fancy doing it myself?

Swipe

You could try a leaf blower in reverse mode

PaulF81

face mqsk and bin bags. no easy way i am afraid. i would get 2 people to do it, one to collect, the other to squish down and squeeze more in. put a decent decorators sheet underneath the hatch, its messy work.

muh better to do in winter or spring. heavy duty loft work in summer is hideous.