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About 2 years ago I did a home inspection on a Jacksonville home, and I will never forget what I found. I remember talking to the young lady buying the home, and she told me "If I can't fit through that small hole, you will never get in the attic." What she didn't know was that in addition to being a Jacksonville Home Inspector, I'm also a contortionist (just kidding). Anyway, when I squeezed through the hatch what I saw, or actually what I didn't see was any insulation. Instead what I saw was a layer of bubble wrap laid nicely between each ceiling joist. I am not sure if the owners were running some sort of pack & wrap shipping company out of their attic (watch out UPS store), or if they were seriously thinking bubble wrap would keep their home well insulated. Now I don't know the R-value of bubble wrap, but for some reason I don't think it acts as a good insulator. One of the things I enjoy about being a home inspector in Jacksonville, is that my job never gets old or boring. I always see new and exciting home owner innovations all the time. Watch out duct tape, there may be 101 uses for bubble wrap. This is another case in the "What Were They Thinking?" file.
