Blow-in Insulation Question - can I do this?

[TrustJesus]

Is it possible to use blow-in insulation using hand application?

I am looking to insulate my drop ceiling in my pole barn, the cheapest way. I would be putting up 2x4 nailers between the bottom cord of my trusses at 24"OC. I would then put material up along the 2x4's and then fill the cavity with the insulation. I would do this for each and every cavity, moving along my ceiling as I go. (put up 2x4, material, insulation - then start all over at next spot, etc, etc...)

I know there is a "shake and rake" insulation material but it is 3x as expensive as the blow-in cellulose insulation. I have never handled blow-in insulation so I don't know if this is possible. This might be a little more time consuming but it's what is the cheapest for my application (blowing it like an attic won't work for my application).

Is it possible?

 

[pattenp]

It is possible, but the pain in the **** part of doing blown-in insulation by hand is decompressing the insulation to a fluffy state. I've used a chipper-vac to breakup a few bundles of cellulose insulation to install by hand.

 

[Highbeam]

I've done it 6" thick over a two car garage. You might use more bags to get the same depth since you won't be able to fluff it as well as the machine but it works fairly well.

 

[benny27]

why can you not blow it in?
you could run it trough the blower in to a trash can or some thing to get it all broke up.