Why Home Insulation is Important

Do you really need to insulate your home? Yes! Modern insulation technologies provide benefits beyond the basic insulation of a home. According to the Environment Agency, modern insulation technologies can reduce air leakage and help to lower the total energy use of buildings, which helps to reduce air pollution, reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and so reduce the impact on climate change. Many people think of home insulation as merely a way to keep their house warm during winter. But, having a home that is insulated correctly is crucial in all seasons and will help to ensure the temperature in your house is comfortable throughout the year. When your home is well insulated, you will still need to schedule your firewood delivery to stay warm in winter, but less of the heat it generates will be lost through your roof. In the summer, insulation is vital to stop the cool air produced by your HVAC from being wasted.
 


What are modern insulation technologies? Modern insulation technologies can include: Filtered passive airtight (passive) homes that use "faux" wall-beds, loose-fill insulation (such as highly insulating mineral wool), air-tight doors and windows, spray foam underlayment, radiant floor heating, triple-glazed windows, and synthetic insulation in walls.

Types of insulation

There are three main ways you can add insulation to your home:

Roof

Insulation materials act as a physical barrier between the heated or cold air and the outside of your home to keep the inside air warm and the outside air cool. Insulation material acts as a physical barrier between the heated or cold air and the outside of your home to keep the inside air warm and cool.

Walls 

This is the insulation used inside your home. Materials used for this include glass wool, bentonite and cellulose.

Insulation between walls and ceiling

This is called internal ceiling cavity insulation and is best applied between two walls, then mounted with a steel framing.

Why You Need Professional Help for your Home Insulation Needs

Just having insulation installed does not guarantee that your home will become more energy efficient. Upgrading your home to include more insulation is more than installing an extra layer of stuff in your house. You need to make sure that all of the gaps around your windows, doorways and vents are adequately sealed so that they cannot let the hot air escape into your home.

You also need to make sure that you properly insulate your attic and your crawl space. It is important to ensure that your roof stays in good condition because much of the heat that gets trapped in the house comes from it. Contact a spray foam insulation company to help you make sure your attic is properly insulated to avoid heat getting trapped or cold air entering your home this way.

Insulating with Home Interiors.

Using well-placed home interiors can also add an extra layer of insulation to your home. Items such as floor-length lined curtains can reduce heat loss from windows and doors if you use curtains on external doors in your home too. Reflective panelling behind radiators can reflect heat into a room, and rugs on wooden or laminate flooring can help warm your home and reduce that cold feeling hard floors can have.

Conclusion

After you have dealt with your insulation, now the real work begins. This entails constant monitoring of your system to ensure your home is properly insulated. Once you are satisfied you have this covered; you can be confident you have a correctly insulated house.

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