Statistics suggest that 85% of the heat loss in the house goes straight into the cellar. Houses designed before the energy crisis in the early 1970s may have some insulation from fiber-glass in the attic or empty cavities. In any case, the house would possibly waste energy – and homeowners’ income.
The quantity of material insulation is calculated by its R-value. The more R-value is, the more isolation is efficient. The R-value of houses constructed before the 1970s is probably 11 or lower, but today’s requirements require R-Values of up to 38 or higher depending on the house location.
If the temperature is cold inside the attic, the house is packed with warm outside air. On the contrary, the warm air inside the house escapes outside, during the winter season. The HVAC system must work hard in both circumstances to keep the rooms at the temperature required.
What is the problem with your insulation?
Inefficient insulation makes it harder for your heating and cooling systems to cool or heat the house by degree. This results in increased wear and tear, putting your system at risk of failure. It can also increase your energy bill and lead to unpleasant temperatures.
By insulating the attic, the air inside your home will be trapped to a higher degree, helping to ensure efficient heating and cooling by the HVAC system.
Which Attic Insulation Type Will Improve Your Home’s Air Conditioning Efficiency?
Attic Insulation Types:
Attic insulation helps with the efficiency of your home’s AC, but choosing the right type is the first step. There are four common types of insulation that can be installed in your attic.
Batt Insulation: This type of insulation is one of the most common types in homes aged 10-50 years.
These large, puffy insulation sheets are easy to install in walls, attics, and crawling spaces, and do well to retain their R-Value over time-they are also cheap and easy to install, making them an attractive option for some homeowners.
Loose Fill/Blown in Insulation: There’s a reason that cellulose is blown is one of our most popular products-one it’s of the easiest and most versatile products to install in your home, and it’s a great way to improve your attic. One of the reasons that loose fill attic insulation helps with your home’s AC efficiency is that it is particularly good for irregularly shaped spaces.
Spray Foam Insulation: Spray foam insulation is our topic for attic insulation at Eco Spray. There are currently two forms of spray foam, open-cell or closed-cell, which both work superbly to avoid thermal loss, to seal water and humidity, and to serve as an air barrier. No other insulation product like that is available on the market! Spray mould isolation is the best modern choice for attics for long-term efficiency and high R values.
Rigid Board Insulation: The ideal isolation type for areas such as the roof shell or the headers or the slab beneath the ground. It does a good job in slowing the flow of air and humidity, but must be precisely tailored to ensure maximum coverage.
The Benefits of Insulating your Attic
Lower utility bills
The average energy consumed by the American house is between 50 and 70 percent. You spend additional money trying to keep your home temperature comfortable whether you are uninsulated or under-insulated. You will save on heating and cooling costs on average by 15 percent according to the Environmental Protection Agency (or an average of 11 percent on total energy costs) Air sealing and attics, floors, and crawl spaces isolating your house. How much money you save may rely on a variety of factors including the lifestyle of your family, your house design, and your form of heating system, but you are likely to save a lot of energy and therefore save a lot. The average homeowner will potentially save around 780 dollars annually.
Safer home structure
Isolation of your dome can avoid heat and moisture damage to your building. It avoids the water vapor drains into your walls and erodes them. It also delays the accumulation of heat in your deck, causing the shingles to swell and crack on your roof, or causing the plate wood to soften. It prevents the creation of ice dams as snow refreezes at the edge of your roof. Moreover, it will prevent the mould that thrives in humid, cool areas from isolating your shingle. Insulation avoids these issues by mitigating the condensation effects.
Better indoor air quality
Outdoor contaminants, such as dust, dirt, mold, mildew and, worse, air leaks due to inadequate insulation, can get into your house. Over time, the air quality can be greatly impaired as these airborne toxins are accumulated. The insulation of your shelter prevents these contaminants from being propagated around your house, making it easier for your family to respire and enjoy the smoother indoor setting. Furthermore, new isolation can be built to remove contaminants from your old insulation.
Better indoor comfort
Heat fluctuates naturally from colder to warmer areas. Even houses with modern systems for heating and cooling can cause extreme variations in temperature when insulated. This means that if the weather varies outside, the house will be warmer and colder and the rooms on the upper floors can vary considerably from those on the lower floors. A 10 to 15 degree temperature difference between floors in your home indicates you have very little isolation in your home.
Less HVAC wear and tear
Elderly homes are often drained, and inadequate insulation can lead to overtime for heating and cooling systems to maintain a uniform temperature. In houses where the duct is running through the attic, these temperature fluctuations can become much higher. Proper attic insulation prevents cold air from lying down when the heat increases and thus reduces and tears your HVAC system. If you conserve your heat in summer and lose heat in winter, you can minimize dependency on the heating and refrigeration systems of your home while keeping the indoor temperature comfortable all year round. Great attic isolation will prolong the air conditioning system’s lifetime. Cold air can continuously lose in homes without grass insulation. This makes it harder to control the fixed temperature of the air conditioner. This could result in regular cycling of the air conditioner every day. The motor or compressor may be worn down over time with the extra cycling. As a result, operating costs and the total lifetime of the device have been increased. This is avoided by attic isolation
Why Choose Eco Spray for Your Attic Insulation Needs.
At Eco Spray Insulation, we know that finding the right insulation for your home’s needs is challenging – which is why we strive, describing all possible choices in depth, to support each of our customers. After many years of experience in attics, we know that every attic is special, depending on the location, type, and size of your house. Their specifications are unique. If you are aware of which atrium isolation is useful for the efficiency of your home, trust Eco Spray Insulation experts. For more details, please contact us at 416 860 6664 or email us at [email protected].
