Do
Different Installation Methods Make a Difference?
The walls, ceilings, and floors of your home are full of odd
shaped cavities and obstacles like plumbing, air ducts, and
wiring. For your insulation to work effectively, it must
completely fill around these obstructions without gaps or
voids. Foams and Cellulose do that, which is why we chose
them for use in our business. We offer the best products and
technologies available.
Do
Different Insulation Formulas Make a Difference?
YES! We use Cellulose manufactured as a 100% Borate product.
Borates are a natural pest repellent and mold inhibitor.
Borate is also one of the best fire inhibitors you can find.
We also specialize in Foam Insulations for commercial and
high r-value requirements in any application.
It's a fact that fiberglass insulation simply melts when a
fire starts in your home. This leaves the wall cavities wide
open as air ducts that help spread the flames throughout
your home, bringing oxygen to feed the flames. A home
insulated with Cellulose gives fire departments an average
of 25 minutes longer to respond and you more time to get
your family and valuables to safety before structural damage
is evident.
R-Values tell only part of the story. Unfortunately, they
don’t tell you how well the insulation will perform in your
home. R-value is a laboratory measurement and does not
effectively measure all 3 methods of heat transfer that
occur in your home: convection, conduction, and radiation.
“...conduction,
radiation, and convection are the primary mechanisms [of
heat transfer].” -U.S. Department of Energy
Problem #1 We can not base our choice of insulation on
R-value alone.
Your Home Loses and Gains Heat in 3 Ways
Convection
Definition: The transfer of heat by moving air.
Example: Warm air rises and transfers heat to the ceiling.
Conduction
Definition: The transfer of heat through a solid material.
Example: Heat is transferred from warmer sections of the
walls and ceilings to cooler sections.
Radiation Definition: The transfer of heat in the form of
electromagnetic waves.
Example: Heat is transferred from the roof to the ceiling.
R-value is a narrowly focused laboratory measurement. For a
comfortable, energy efficient home, insist on insulation
that effectively controls all 3 methods of heat transfer:
convection, conduction, and radiation.
Even fiberglass companies acknowledge the shortcomings of
their product:
"About half of all wall cavities in residential construction
are nonstandard in width and height or obstructed with
wiring, pipes, and other things. Any void area in
conventional batt insulation can reduce the R-value
significantly." -Guardian Fiberglass
Foam or Cellulose - Custom Fit For Your Structure
Installation is critical in determining how insulation
performs in your home. How well does it fit in different
size wall cavities and around countless obstacles? Is it cut
and patched in? Or is it custom fit?
Foam or
Cellulose insulation is sprayed or blown into walls,
conforming to your home and surrounding you and your
family with a seamless insulation system.
Fiberglass batts, on the other hand, are cut and pieced
together, leaving gaps, voids, & areas of compression.
A Difference You Will
See, Feel, and Enjoy
Installing
Cellulose insulation in new or existing homes is one of
the best decisions you can make for yourself and your
family. Walls are fully and tightly insulated, forming a
monolithic thermal barrier. No more gaps. No more voids.
No more drafts. Just years of comfort.
You can see the difference in the picture to the left.
Same wall, same obstructions. Obviously, the better
thermal and air infiltration qualities are in the
cellulose insulated cell.
Fiberglass - Cellulose
Superior Attic
Insulation for Your New Home
Foam and
Cellulose insulations form a seamless blanket of
insulation that provides outstanding protection from
the elements. Best of all, on the hottest and
coldest days, (when you need it most) Foams and
Cellulose insulations won’t lose R-value like
fiberglass. Cellulose insulation has an R-value of
3.8 per inch (nearly twice as much as blown
fiberglass) and our foam have an R-Value of 6.3.
Precise and Snug uses Stabilized Cellulose that
locks in place and virtually eliminates settling in
the attic and recommend foam in the walls.
