Blown Attic Insulation is the most basic,
cost-effective way to lower your home's energy usage and
improve the comfort level of your home.
Blown Attic Insulation offer these
important advantages:
- Lower energy bills
- Improved indoor air quality
- Better moisture control
- Superior sound control
What
is it?
Blown attic insulation or Mass attic
insulation is the fluffy material on the floor of your
attic. It is usually one of two main types; Fiberglass
or Cellulose. Fiberglass insulation is made of tiny
glass fibers as well as some other materials. Cellulose
is usually comprised of small bits of newspaper or other
recycled paper and treated with a flame retardant and
rodent repellent.
How does insulation work?
Heat flows naturally from a warmer to a
cooler space. In cold weather, it flows from heated
rooms to the unheated attic, garage or to the outdoors.
In hot weather, heat flows from outside your home to its
interior. To maintain comfort, the heat lost in winter
must be replaced by your heating system, and the heat
gained in summer must be removed by your air
conditioner. Insulation resists the flow of heat,
preventing unwanted circulation. Thus, in a
well-insulated house, rooms stay warmer in winter,
cooler in summer, with less energy expenditure.
What is the benefit of insulation?
Heating and cooling systems consume 50%
to 70% of the energy used in the average American home.
You will save on your energy costs if you reduce the
amount of energy needed for heating and cooling.
Insulation helps your home retain heat in cold weather
and reject heat in warm seasons.
Doesnt my house already have insulation?
It probably does but very likely does not
have enough. The U.S. Department of Energy recommends
18 of insulation in our attics. In much of the housing
in America, attic insulation levels are inadequate at
best. That's because many home builders only offer
standard (not optimal) levels of attic insulation, in
order to maintain competitive selling prices. Obviously,
the older the home, the less likely it is to have
adequate attic insulation.
But even in a newer home, additional
attic insulation will save enough money in reduced
utility bills to pay for itself, and those savings will,
of course, continue year after year. Upgraded attic
insulation will also increase the value of your house.