🏠Insulation, more than keeping your house warm!
If you visited the aisles of your local hardware store lately to prepare your home for winter, you may have experienced homeowner’s angst with the R-value and how this number marks insulation worthy of the floorboards. R-30 to R-49 signify a reading that proves the insulation restricts heat flow. Bottom line, you want to keep the heat from escaping the living quarters during the winter and protecting it from the torrential heat seeping through the roof in summer. Our head foreman Junior summarizes your search poignantly, “Choosing the correct insulation will cut down on those nasty energy bills. Plus, rodents and the unexpected have a roadblock from getting into the living quarters. Yes, it improves the quality of life.” Our team agrees with these thoughts as noted in a recent case study where an Energy Efficiency Expert customer saved up to 36% off the heating costs by “padding the attic.”
Saving green isn’t the only benefit, however. Breathing easily and with a healthy “air” takes the stress out of your home maintenance. Allergies, headaches, and unrestful nights are negative byproducts of a home where the living quarters aren’t properly protected. Warning signs give a heads up for a need to address your home’s readiness for a healthy life. Excessive dust buildup, inexplicable energy bills, a peculiar odor from the vents, a sauna-like quality in some rooms, or even a condensation on the windows all serve as “red flags” that your home needs some insulation attention. Most times, if the rooms look clean, stylish, and ready for a move-in, the typical homeowner thinks that possibly a space heater or dehumidifier will solve the problem, but that just exacerbates it. Time to examine the insulation!
Have you ever wrapped yourself snuggly in a blanket and at first you feel extremely comfortable, but as time goes by you transform into a hot, sweaty, and uncomfortable mess? Insulating the house holds to the same principle. Too much padding will restrict any moisture from venting out of the house, creating a perfect culture for black mold growth and other harmful growths, not the desires for a healthy homestead. Too little insulation is obvious. Residents of the home will feel drafts and uneven temperatures from room to room. The second floor will read low temperatures in the winter and high in the summer. Either way, the home isn’t “Home Sweet Home” and requires a look-over. Junior warns, “When a cold snap hits this winter, bedrooms upstairs will become unsleepable, and sickness will hit the inhabitants.” Taking care of these repairs may cost now, but in the future, you’ll notice that the savings outweigh the initial work. Of course, your experts in home improvement make sure you have essential rebates and saving plans to make your winter’s dreams peaceful and comfortable.
Actions to take!
Within the last decade, society has geared to making energy costs more comfortable to the wallet. When regulating your temperature in your house, you also control the influx in your wallet. Did you know Pepco has a program with interest free loans for insulation work among other services? For two years, your loan will have zero interest with a certificate of completed work and final invoices. To get started and enter the program, you need to show your utility bill and contractor’s quote. From there, you start the journey to understanding how proper insulation gives healthy air quality and will truly make your home happy!
