Sophie Sacca

Christopher Weeks wrote:

Sophie Sacca wrote: I'd either ask them to fix it or contact a local attorney to see what they think about the situation. This shouldn't be your problem alone.

Thank you! The sales rep offered to help me pick the stuff out and the crew was more than willing to rake everything away. Quite honestly, though, after seeing how the crew trampled all my native plants (which to anyone else look like dead stalks/weeds at this time of year 😢), I really don’t want them anywhere near the planting beds. Thank you so much for validating my frustration, though.

Nancy Reading wrote:I suggest you treat it as a learning experience, and thank you Sophie for putting it here as a warning for other people. Putting sheets down on the ground before they cut the insulation would have saved you so much trouble. It is easy to be wise in hindsight of course!

Absolutely!

The company said they'd tarp around the house, but then they didn't. I (stupidly?) figured I'd simply pick everything up after they were gone. I had no idea how awful this stuff was. So for anyone in the future who's reading this, tarping is the ONLY way. This stuff is horrible to try to pick out. Unless you're willing to say goodbye to all your leaf litter and probably a top layer of soil (and any seeds you've planted), it's a huge job.

Actually, after this experience, I don't think I'd ever install polyiso foam board insulation anywhere again. It's like styrofoam and the little bits get everywhere. I'd rather be cold.

Thank you again for everyone's responses.

Oh my gosh. What great suggestions. Thank you!

I have a native plant bed near a forest. All the leaves that fall I leave on the bed for critters and bees and such.

Well, we just had our roof replaced and decided to add polyiso foam insulation board underneath the shingles. What I didn't realize was that because the insulation has to be cut to fit at the edge of the roof, all these little bits of insulation (think styrofoam-like) floated down onto the leaves. I can remove the larger pieces, but the smaller pieces are too difficult to pick out by hand.

I know this is a long shot, but has anyone found a way to remove tiny bits of debris from leaf litter without having to remove all the leaves?

I saw on the soil forum that putting the soil in a bucket of water can separate out foam-like debris because the soil sinks and the foam floats, but in this case the leaves will float as well. Plus, I don't like the idea of disturbing the leaves as that could potentially destroy any nests or other critter habitat.

Part of me thinks I should suck it up and simply remove everything down to bare soil so all the horrid stuff is gone, but then I can't bring myself to potentially interfere with and/or destroy the nests and eggs of anyone who's found a home in the leaves.

Any advice?