Ensure optimal energy efficiency and comfort in your Chicago home with our comprehensive house insulation service. Our skilled professionals will assess your property and recommend the best insulation solutions tailored to your specific needs.
From walls and attics to floors and basements, we'll expertly install insulation materials to minimize heat loss, reduce energy consumption, and create a more sustainable living space.
What is Home Insulation?
Home insulation is a crucial component for energy-efficient living. It acts as a barrier, reducing heat loss in winter and heat gain in summer between the interior of your home and the external environment. By sealing air leaks and properly insulating areas like walls, attics, and crawl spaces, homeowners can save up to 30% on heating and cooling costs.
Not only does insulation enhance energy efficiency, but it also ensures comfort by minimizing drafts and limiting CO2 emissions. It involves installing materials such as fiberglass, cellulose, foam, or reflective insulation in walls, floors, ceilings, and attics.
There are multiple kinds of insulation that work if you are looking to insulate your ceiling.
Cellulose Insulation
Besides saving you money, cellulose insulation also provides extremely effective fire protection capabilities. Tests conducted by Underwriters Laboratories Inc.® show that Cellulose insulation provides an effective 1 hour fire rating.
This will slow the spread of a fire allowing you more time to escape any danger. This is because cellulose is specially treated using Borate Compound Chemicals as a fire retardant in the manufacturing process to meet or exceed all fire safety requirements.
Cellulose insulation is treated with boric acid, which is an efficient pest hindrance.When insects/pests absorb or come into contact with boric acid, it kills the creatures and they can not contaminate your insulation.
Air / Vapor Barrier Air infiltration is almost as important as R-value in the thermal performance of a building. Infiltration of unconditioned ambient air means that heating and cooling systems must expend more energy to compensate for the infiltration.
Sound Control Cellulose provides very effective sound control to minimize outside noises and between rooms (if the interior walls are insulated). Many people only focus on the energy savings that can be achieved with cellulose insulation but overlook the benefits that come from improved sound insulation. If you have ever walked into a house that is not insulated you will immediately notice that noises from outside of the house are “louder” than in an insulated home.
