SPRAY FOAM INSULATORS THAT YOU CAN TRUST
What You Need to Know About Spray Foam Insulation
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What is spray foam insulation?Spray foam insulation, also known as foaming insulation or sprayed insulation, that insulates and air seals wherever it is applied. The material comes in two large 55 gallon drums – an iso and a resin. These two liquids are kept separate until applied at the jobsite by a qualified, licensed spray foam installer. The two liquids travel up through a heated hose to the spray gun where they are combined to create the foam. The foam expands within seconds to fill the cavity surface. Depending on the type of sprayed-in foam insulation used, closed-cell or open-cell, the foam expands between 40 and 100 times its size upon application.
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The benefits of open-cell spray foamAs mentioned, open-cell foaming insulation is best suited for interior applications, offering an array of advantages of traditional fibrous insulation materials. Benefits of open-cell foam insulation include:
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What we can insulate for your home Interiors (Walls & Ceilings)The first and best place to start is inside your home. The interior walls, roof, and exterior walls are the first areas that will begin to lose hot or cold air. This is no knock on the craftsmanship of your home, this is just how airflow works. Starting with these areas is the first way to keep your heating and cooling bills low and making your home sustainable for years to come.
Making sure that there is no draft from any doors, keeping the vents airtight, keeping wires and pipes protected will all help to keep energy bills lower as well. The old testament that heat will rise is true, very true, but in a well-insulated home, heat will simply filter in and out of each room providing you with a comfortable and cozy home. The same can be said for cooling your home, the cool air won’t just stay on the first floor, it will circulate throughout your home providing you with a comfortable night’s sleep. Attics. Your attic is another area of your home that you should consider insulating. Many people use theirs as finished area, as a storage area, and some may just be filled with spiders. Again, the higher the R-value, the better the insulation. Many homeowners who have found a contractor will pay somewhere in the $1,500 range for an 800-square-foot attic. These homeowners will see about a $600 savings each year by having their attic insulated. This means if you’re to insulate your attic, within three years you’ll have paid back this investment and already started saving money. Regardless of your climate, an insulated attic will help maintains warm temperatures in the winter and cool ones in the summer. |