According to Energy Star, the best way to make your home energy efficient is to “seal the envelope.”
No insulation is better at doing that than spray foam insulation.
Most homes in the United States do not have enough insulation and have significant air leaks. In fact, if you added up all the leaks, holes, and gaps in a typical home’s envelope, it would be the equivalent of having a window open every day of the year!
Areas You Should Consider Insulating:
- Attics
- Basements
- Crawl Space Insulation
- Ice Dam Elimination
Better than Window Replacement
Your home has more roof and wall area than windows, which means the payoff for insulating with spray foam can be significant. Adding new insulation is cheaper than replacing windows, And, with a significant decrease in your energy bills, it will pay for itself in a few short years.
Energy Efficient Home
Nothing makes a house more energy efficient than the right amount of insulation, especially when you consider the leakage that can occur in an existing home. From attics to basements and crawl spaces, insulation will make your home more comfortable, sound proof, and energy efficient.
Benefits of Spray Foam
Spray foam insulation is the only insulation that is an approved air barrier. What that means to you is you home will not be leaky, drafty, and full of outside allergens. This improved air quality and the reduction in the amount of dust and pollen is particularly crucial for the comfort of allergy and asthma sufferers.
An Energy Efficient Home is a Smart Home
Ice Dams
We sure have seen our share of ice dams in Western Massachusetts. And some winters are worse than others, but every year they are a threat to existing homes.
Do you know why we see ice dams? Ice dams form when the escaping heat in a home warms the roof sheathing and melts the underside of the snow layer on the roof. Then water trickles down the roof until it reaches the cold roofing over the eaves, where it freezes.
After a while, the ice at the eaves gets thicker and thicker, forming an ice dam. Eventually, water backs up behind the ice dam. Sooner or later, you will see be water damage on the ceiling and sometimes dripping down the walls.
The best ways to minimize ice dams are to seal the leaks and to add insulation to the ceiling. Spray foam insulation is the best solution, helping us all avoid the nightmare that ice dams bring.
