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?
