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Helpful Tips for Checking Insulation Levels in Your House

Helpful Tips for Checking Insulation Levels in Your House

December 27, 2016

If you’re experiencing high energy bills and less-than-ideal home comfort, you need to address underlying causes like air leaks and insufficient insulation to solve the problem. Here are some tips on how to check the insulation level and find air leakage sources in two specific areas of your home to help you decide if it’s …

Does Your Attic Waste Energy and Money?

Does Your Attic Waste Energy and Money?

September 8, 2016

Hot air rises, and the top of your home naturally receives the attention of the sun. These two factors together make your attic space a potential energy challenge year-round: In the summer, the sun heats the air in your attic space with such an excess of heat that it radiates downward; and in the winter, …

Maintaining Attic Safety in Your Home

Maintaining Attic Safety in Your Home

May 24, 2016

Before you venture up into the zone above your ceiling, keep some basic attic safety tips in mind. Most people don’t spend a lot of time in the attic and aren’t familiar with its hazards. At the time of construction, attics are generally left in a rough, unfinished state. A number of safety issues you’re …

Proper Attic Insulation Can Help You Save Energy

Proper Attic Insulation Can Help You Save Energy

January 28, 2016

When you have the correct amount of attic insulation, you can count on increased comfort, lower energy bills and a lighter load on your HVAC system. Read on to understand the basics of attic insulation, from insulation types to installation methods and how to know if you have enough.

Where Should You Install Home Insulation?

Where Should You Install Home Insulation?

October 6, 2015

Insulation is designed to obstruct conduction heat gain/loss. When installed correctly and maintained properly, home insulation does a great job for enhancing comfort and saving energy. If you need to upgrade, replace, or install new insulation in your Orlando area home, use these tips to help.

Top Reasons to Install Blown Insulation in Your Attic

Top Reasons to Install Blown Insulation in Your Attic

January 27, 2015

Insulating your home is one of the best ways to make it more energy efficient. Blown insulation is a great material to add to your attic space. It offers better coverage than batt insulation, and it’s easier to hit all of the nooks and crannies found in an irregular attic space with this type. 

Assess Your Attic — Is It Time to Increase Your Insulation?

Assess Your Attic — Is It Time to Increase Your Insulation?

July 17, 2014

Are you searching for more and better ways to reduce the energy used in your Orlando home? If you have already taken the right air sealing steps for your home, basement, and attic, your next best step is to inspect your attic insulation levels and increase your insulation if needed. Attics are easily accessible for insulation …

Ventilation And Insulation: Your Prescription For An Attic That’s Spiking A Temp

Ventilation And Insulation: Your Prescription For An Attic That’s Spiking A Temp

September 13, 2012

If your home has seemed a bit under the weather and your bank account seems a bit sickly this summer, you may be interested to learn that a lack of ventilation and insulation in your attic is “patient zero.” Throughout the warmer months, your attic is capable of reaching temperatures as high as 200 degrees, …