Patent ID: 8322111

Claim:
A method of installing building insulation on an overhead surface, the method comprising: a) feeding clumps, nodules, or mixtures thereof of mineral fiber insulation into a blowing machine whereby the mineral fiber insulation is suspended in an air stream and blown through a hose connected to the blowing machine; b) passing the air suspended clumps, nodules, or mixtures thereof through a shredder to produce a stream of air suspended insulation pils; c) applying a priming layer of an adhesive to an overhead surface; d) directing the stream of air suspended pils onto the overhead surface causing most of the pils to stick to the surface, or to each other to form a base layer of the mineral fiber insulation; e) directing the stream of air suspended pils onto the overhead surface causing most of the pils to stick to the surface, or to each other to form a fill layer of the mineral fiber insulation.