Pre-cut fibrous insulation for custom fitting wall cavities of different widths

Abstract

An elongated fibrous insulation blanket is pre-cut for custom fitting the insulation blanket into wall, floor, ceiling and roof cavities of different widths formed by the framework of a building. The blanket has one or more cuts extending for the length of the blanket which separate the blanket into two or more longitudinally extending sections. Adjacent sections of the blanket are joined together along the cut(s) by separable adhesive connectors which hold together the sections of the blanket for handling, but are separable by hand along the cut(s) so that the blanket can be handled as a unit for insulating a cavity having a predetermined width or easily separated by hand into two or more sections at a cut for insulating a cavity having a lesser width. The pre-cut insulation blanket may have a facing sheet, overlaying and bonded to a major surface of the blanket, that is separable by hand along the cut(s).

1 - 105 . (canceled)  
   
   
       106 . A method of manufacturing a building material, comprising: 
 processing fibers into an elongated batt having a length, a width, and a depth, wherein the length and the width define first and second major surfaces separated by the depth;    applying an adhesive material to the fibers; and    segmenting the batt into a plurality of elongated strips by cutting the elongated batt from the first major surface to the second major surface along at least a portion of the length of the elongated batt, wherein each of the elongated strips are removably secured to at least one other of the elongated strips by the adhesive material.    
   
   
       107 . The method of  claim 106 , further comprising: 
 separating at least one of the elongated strips from the other elongated strips; and    installing the remaining elongated strips into a cavity formed by building material.    
   
   
       108 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein the segmenting step occurs after the applying an adhesive step.  
   
   
       109 . The method of  claim 106 , further comprising heating at least a portion of the building material.  
   
   
       110 . The method of  claim 106 , further comprising bonding a vapor barrier facing sheet to the first major surface, wherein the facing sheet comprises at least one separable connector aligned with at least one cut.  
   
   
       111 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein segmenting the batt into a plurality of elongated strips comprises segmenting the batt into at least four elongated strips.  
   
   
       112 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein at least one elongated strip has a width of about four inches.  
   
   
       113 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein at least one elongated strip has a width of about three inches.  
   
   
       114 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein at least one elongated strip has a width of about two-and-one-half inches.  
   
   
       115 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein at least one elongated strip has a width of about four-and-one-half inches.  
   
   
       116 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein at least one elongated strip has a width of about five inches.  
   
   
       117 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein the width of the batt is about fifteen inches.  
   
   
       118 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein the width of the batt is about twenty-three inches.  
   
   
       119 . The method of  claim 106 , wherein segmenting the batt into a plurality of elongated strips comprises segmenting the batt into at least two elongated strips having different widths.