Cars traverse on Tuesday on Congress Street in Portland, where the City Council on Monday voted to increase the minimum wage for Portland workers to $10.10 per hour starting Jan. 1, 2016. Buy Photo.
Faced Insulation is a blanket type insulation that is generally made of fiberglass. It has a vapor barrier that will block moisture from moving from one space into another. Most vapor barriers are made of Kraft paper. Faced insulation will be sold in batts or rolls that are then stapled to beams or joists.
Both cellulose and fiberglass insulation provide about the same level of insulating power or r-value per inch with slightly different results based on the installation procedure. 1  Fiberglass Batt or Roll Insulation-R3.2. 2  Fiberglass Insulation Blown-in Attic-R2.2 - R4.3.3  Fiberglass Insulation Blown-in Wall-R3.7 - R4.3.n the world of insulation, seldom things are more heatedly debated than which type of insulation is better: fiberglass insulation or cellulose insulation. Both have their strengths and weaknesses, so let's see what all the fuss is about.