Did you know only 10% of Americans have properly insulated homes, despite all the benefits it provides. By installing insulation in key rooms, you’ll be able to maintain comfortable temperatures and save on your heating and cooling bills each month. If you’re unsure where you should insulate, we can help—below, we cover five of the most important areas to insulate in your home.
YOUR ATTIC
If you don’t insulate your attic, heat will escape through the roof and cool outside air will flow into your space. Therefore, you should prioritize insulating your attic, especially its floor. Attic insulation keeps homes warm in the winter and cooler in the summer. Typically, attic insulation installers will use loose-fill or batt insulation in this area of your home.
YOUR BASEMENT
Do you have an unfinished basement? Does it always seem chilly? Insulation will instantly add warmth to this area of your home. Additionally, insulation provides protection against moisture, so you won’t have to deal with mold or pests. Finally, once you add insulation to your basement’s ceiling, floors, and walls, your heating and cooling systems won’t have to work as hard.
ALL CEILINGS
Since heat rises, your home quickly loses heat through its ceilings in the winter. However, come the summer, you’ll find the highest points of your home to be extremely hot. Insulated ceilings can help subside these drastic temperature changes; insulation slows heat transfer, so ceilings stay warm in colder months and cool in warmer months. Plus, insulation prevents condensation from forming on ceilings and causing moisture-related issues, such as mold.
ALL FLOORS
If floors in the unheated areas of the home, such as your crawl space or garage, are uninsulated, they quickly lose conditioned air and heat. Insulated floors help eliminate drafts, reduce moisture, and retain heated and cooled air. Furthermore, insulated floors decrease noise.
ALL WALLS
Wall insulation primarily helps with comfort. Air can escape through your walls, especially if you don’t insulate your attic. Thus, to prevent drafts, we suggest insulating interior and exterior walls to create an effective barrier between the inside and outside of your living space. An additional perk to wall insulation is that it provides privacy; like insulated floors, insulated walls will dampen sounds.
