Insulating Around Ic Can Lights

I went up in the attic above and found there is insulation around them but not on top.

Insulating around ic can lights. Having a well ventilated fitting while insulating downlights with a good quality airtight downlight cover enables the led luminaire to slowly mix with living area air to dissipate its heat into while also shielding your living area and led from the extreme temperatures. Notice that i said regular insulation such as fiberglass or cellulose insulation not spray foam insulation. But here s another solution which you can do yourself. Construct a circular dam to place around each can with wire mesh or sheet metal if the lights are not ic rated.

Go to a home center and buy a fire rated recessed light cover like the ones made by tenmat for every fixture. While enclosure boxes made out of rigid foam insulation have been a common field constructed solution for weatherization contractors and do it yourselfers these enclosures do not have a 1 hour fire rating. You could hire an electrician to replace each fixture with a sealed one rated for insulation contact ic. Everyway i think of doing it breaks the vapor barrier also what is the proper way to go around an outlet box.

1 unscrew the the light bulb. They are ic insulation contact rated. The letters stand for insulation contact and they are your assurance that you can cover the the fixture with as much insulation as necessary to keep your house warm. In order to cover your recessed light cans with insulation you need to have ic rated insulation contact cans installed regardless of the type of light installed in the can.

Spray foam insulation is an air seal and works a lot better than regular insulation does. Ic or in contact recessed can lights are designed to be installed with regular insulation installed directly beside or on top of them. Can someone please tell me the proper way to insulate around or over my ic recessed can lights. I am losing a good amount of heat through my recessed lights.