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Bonus room Insulation

Good afternoon,

I have a bonus room (900 sq ft) which is built in the attic of the house. It is located over the interior of the house and free standing in the attic, wit the exception of the dormer and which allowas secondary exit from the room. The bonus room is NOT over the garage, but the the attic for the entire house is all open air (joined) together. there is no insulation in the attic over the garage and the rest of the house is insulated about 10" of cellulose. Tha bonus room roof and walls are only insulated with paper backed R-13 pink insulation. My questions are: 1) Is the R-13 insulation adequate for this room? If not, why? What is the required R-value needed for the bonus room walls & roof? What is the best and How do I go about bringing the insulation up to what is required?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Regards,

David Reno

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