Should the loft insulation be hoovered clean?

[Mosaic]

As you do on a roasting hot day, cleared all the junk out of the loft. The insulation is covered in grit and grot and I hate going up there as the first thing that happens is it gets in my eyes.
So - should I hoover in the loft?
Or - should I close the hatch and never ever go up there again?

[woofgang]

I am not sure that you could...if you try and hoover something light it just gets sucked up the hoover.

[Mosaic]

There are two layers of insulation - the bottom one is blown stuff that has blown all over the place since it was put in, then there is a thick layer of fibreglass-on-a-roll stuff - then the grit and general grot has got sprinkled over the top and sunk into all the gaps.

[Frank97]

I think hoovering the fibreglass would harm your cleaner, it's not as soft and fluffy as it appears!
Close the hatch and never go up there again.

[heathfield]

Leave it as it is. Fibreglass is nasty stuff and is best left undisturbed...

http://www.doityourse...angers-to-be-aware-of

[Mosaic]

Thank you folks, you give justification to my indolence and indifferent housekeeping. The hatch stays shut, and the hoover is back in its cage.

[albaqwerty]

I'd deffo go for the latter.
Been here nearly 8 years and haven't seen inside my loft. I intend to keep it that way.

[Mosaic]

Alba, did you never check it for dead bodies when you moved in? This was my primary objective - all clear, so I then filled it with insulation, then junk.

[albaqwerty]

I just sent the young Albas and Mr Alba up. :-)
I've got a kitchen sink in there. Don't ask, just one of those things lol

Did you have any success with Virgin? (Digressing off topic I know, sorry)

[Mosaic]

No change with Virgin - I'm looking to change but as an Easyjet flight is due quite soon I will do so after it---you hear so many sorry tales about being charged for random things!