Keeping your money in your home
By lowering your energy cost.

INSULATING YOUR ATTIC

can significantly reduce your utility bill. Without insulation, you can lose up to 45% of your air conditioner’s energy through the roof during the summer. Imagine what that does to your electric bill! Keeping your home at a comfortable temperature is not the only benefit to come out of having good attic insulation. Moisture and condensation can be a nuisance at best and downright unhealthy at worst. When there’s too much moisture and condensation in your home, dampness and mold are soon to follow. Insulation protects from outside noise as well. That’s just a little added bonus.

HOW DOES IT WORK?

During summer, the air outside the home is heated up, while the air inside the home is cooled by air conditioning. Without proper attic insulation, the hot air from outside the home gets inside, thus raising the temperature and putting an extra load on the air conditioning system. Insulation works by trapping air inside of it. This prevents hot air from coming into contact with the air inside the home. The same principle applies in cold regions, where insulation prevents cold air from entering the home.

LOOSE_FILL INSULATION

​Loose-fill insulation is generally made out of small bits of fiberglass, cellulose, and mineral wool. These small particles can conform to any space without disturbing the structure or fixtures. It must be applied using an insulation blowing machine. This type of insulation is best used in attics with irregular joist spacing, attics that have a lot of obstructions that you have to get around, and attics that have existing insulation which needs to be topped off. It is also great for low clearance attics in which you do not have a lot of room to maneuver. Open blow applications are typically used for attic spaces. Closed cavity applications are used for inside walls or covering attic floors. There is generally a settling that occurs with loose-fill insulation. Loose-fill fiberglass insulation is molten glass spun or blown into fibers. Most manufacturers use 20-30% recycled glass content. Cellulose is made of recycled paper products, primarily newsprint. The paper is first reduced to small pieces then fiberized. Many manufacturers add mineral borate to ensure fire and insect resistance. Cellulose packs tightly in building cavities and inhibits airflow. It usually requires no moisture barrier and won’t settle in the building cavities when installed at proper densities. The R-value for cellulose is about 3.6 to 3.8.