eli5: home insulation question

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If home insulation is so great (and no argument that it is), why is my attic 90% air above about a foot of insulation? Why isn’t the insulation 2 or 3 or even 8 feet deep? It works to keep heat out just as much as it keeps heat in, right?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Do you mean that the insulation is on the floor of the attic? If so then the attic itself is not insulated but the rest of the house is. Heat rises

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