Carrollton Insulation Pros Are you tired of high electric bills? Without enough insulation you are wasting your HVAC system’s energy—which is causing you extra money every month! Upgrading your home insulation is an excellent investment and will increase your family’s comfort. With hot Texas summers and cold winter nights, proper insulation means lower lower energy bills.
Even though most homeowners don't enter their attic on a regular basis, it's not an excuse to ignore the area when it concerns insulating value of your home! If you don't to install the correct amount of insulation in your attic, your home will be much warmer or cooler that it should be and that will cost you more money in your utility bills in the summer and the winter. The U.S. Department of Energy recommends that attic insulation provide an R-value (a measure of resistance to heat transfer) of at least 38. If your existing attic insulation is inadequate, adding fiberglass batts or blown-in is relatively inexpensive and will give you significant energy savings. Many homes in the Carrollton and the DFW area are under-insulated, and the most effective place to upgrade your insulation is in the attic. If you need to upgrade your attic insulation, add batts or rolled insulation perpendicular to slow air movement. Be sure to insulate the eaves of your attic, while leaving enough space for proper ventilation, and use flashing to prevent insulation from contacting hot surfaces, such as recessed lighting. Call Carrollton Insulation Pros today for a free quote at 469-778-3757. |
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Energy Benefits
New Insulation will provide the following benefits to your home:
- Prevents your conditioned air from escaping
- Keeps the cold winter air from entering your home
- Prevents the harsh Texas heat and humidity from getting in
- Gives your A/C unit a break from running so often
- Lowers monthly energy bills
- Lowers energy consumption
- Protects your family against pests, mold, and allergens inside the home
- Stop throwing money away
Does Your Home Have
The Correct Amount Of
Attic Insulation?
You can check your existing attic insulation to find out if you have the correct amount. If it’s less than 7” deep, your home needs more. In Carrollton and the DFW area 16-18” deep is recommended.
Also, if your home is more than 10 years old, you’ll likely need to add insulation.
Adding insulation could reduce your energy bills, saving you up to 20 percent and it can provide a vapor barrier against humidity, stop air leaks and reduce the wear your HVAC system.
The importance of having proper insulation, according to U.S. Department of Energy data, more than half of new construction homes in the U.S. are improperly insulated. To increase a home’s energy productivity and also help homeowners save more money on their electric bills, proper insulation matters. When properly installed, insulation provides a home with a protective barrier against the outside temperature changes, moderating temperatures inside no matter what the outside conditions are.
Also, if your home is more than 10 years old, you’ll likely need to add insulation.
Adding insulation could reduce your energy bills, saving you up to 20 percent and it can provide a vapor barrier against humidity, stop air leaks and reduce the wear your HVAC system.
The importance of having proper insulation, according to U.S. Department of Energy data, more than half of new construction homes in the U.S. are improperly insulated. To increase a home’s energy productivity and also help homeowners save more money on their electric bills, proper insulation matters. When properly installed, insulation provides a home with a protective barrier against the outside temperature changes, moderating temperatures inside no matter what the outside conditions are.
Types of Attic Insulation
There are three types of insulation used in the attic of homes today and they are —loose fill, spray foam, and batt.
Foam Insulation
Spray foam insulation uses liquids that turn into a foam on contact and closed- or open-cell applications can be used in attics.
Closed-cell foam provides the most insulation and it also offers an extensive barrier against air, vapor and water.
Open-cell foam spreads when applied, filling cracks and other inaccessible spaces and it’s best for blocking air, but isn’t completely waterproof.
Both types of spray foam insulation can help absorb noise.
Why Spray Foam?
Pest Management
Spray foam insulation will fill in the gaps and cracks around your home and business and also acts as a natural pest deterrent. Unlike other insulation material such as Icynene, spray foam insulation is not a shelter or food source for pests such as rodents.
Healthy Indoor Air
By filling in the cracks and small spaces that traditional insulation can miss, Icynene spray foam insulation reduces the amount of dust and pollutants entering the home or business which will give you a cleaner and healthier indoor air for you and your family.
Quiet Comfort
Spray foam insulation provides significant noise reduction when compared to other insulation types such as loose fill insulation and batt insulation. If sounds from the busy street, trains, or loud neighbors are keeping from enjoying your home, then, spray foam insulation can help reduce the noise.
Energy Efficiency
By sealing air leaks and providing a higher R-value insulation, spray foam insulation has a much larger impact on energy efficiency than traditional insulation, such as batt insulation or loose fill insulation — a savings of up to 50% on heating and cooling costs. Besides lowering your energy bills, spray foam insulation can help you save money by reducing the need for a larger HVAC unit and will help your current unit run less which will help it last much longer.
Moisture and Mold Protection
Spray foam insulation can make your home or business less likely to flooding and other water-related issues because closed-cell spray foam insulation is the only insulation classified by FEMA as a flood-resistant material.
In addition to helping keep water out of your home, spray foam insulation also keeps moisture from the air out of your walls, floors, and ceilings by filling and sealing air leaks and it helps prevent moisture infiltration into your home, causing wood to rot, and mold to grow.
Loose Fill and Batt Insulation
Loose fill insulation is blown in using special machinery, while batt insulation is installed in rolls that can be trimmed to fit and the insulating material can include fiberglass, cellulose, mineral wool and cotton.
Insulation is ranked for its resistance to heat flow and this is also known as the R-value. R-values are recommended based on where you live.
Carrollton Insulation Pros can help you determine what variety of insulation is best for the climate in Carrollton and your home’s needs. Our insulation installers provide a full range of excellent insulation services.
Call now by requesting a home comfort consultation and free estimate today at 469-778-3757.
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"The work was completed efficiently by professional and friendly workers. The work was cleaned up even better than I had expected. Carrollton Insulation Pros are a great choice." - Jason A. |
"They did an excellent job adding insulation to our attic. After 22 years, our blown-incellulose had settled and Carrollton Insulation Pros helped us get back to the recommended depth. They are reliable and do the job right ." - Alfred C. |
"I just want to tell you how amazing the guys did my insulation job!" They exceeded my expectations." - James L. |