{"id":372,"date":"2016-12-27T20:22:01","date_gmt":"2016-12-28T00:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/?page_id=372"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:47:51","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:47:51","slug":"cellulose-vs-fiberglass","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/cellulose-vs-fiberglass","title":{"rendered":"Comparison Between Cellulose and Fiberglass Energy Savings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Cellulose Vs. Fiberglass Insulation<\/strong><\/p>\n\t<video id=\"wp_mep_1\" src=\"http:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/20190820_090750.mp4\"  width=\"288\" height=\"512\"  controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\"  >\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/video>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\n\t$('#wp_mep_1').mediaelementplayer({\r\n\t\tm:1\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t,features: ['playpause','current','progress','duration','volume','tracks','fullscreen']\r\n\t\t\r\n\t});\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n<p><strong>Cellulose is ground up newspaper mixed with a boric acid which acts as a&nbsp; flame retardant, mold control, and a pest repellent.<\/strong> Cellulose is much heavier than fiberglass which allows it to be a much better sound barrier as well.<\/p>\n<p>Fiberglass is made of tiny fibers of glass put together to act as a form of insulation. <strong>Fiberglass does have insulating properties, but when matched up against cellulose it doesn&#8217;t come close to making a difference on the utility bill<\/strong> as one would hope. This is why fiberglass is used as a filter for HVAC furnaces because air can freely move through it while dirt is caught in the fibers.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a couple graphs demonstrating the major differences between blown in cellulose and blown in fiberglass. The graph on the top right shows the difference between cellulose and fiberglass in the winter.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.metronyinsulation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/colder_warmer.jpg?w=474\" alt=\"Related image\"><\/p>\n<p>Cellulose is not only a better product but also save you more money in the end.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more or request service, give us a call at <a href=\"tel:5023965828\">(502) 396-5828<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cellulose Vs. Fiberglass Insulation Cellulose is ground up newspaper mixed with a boric acid which acts as a&nbsp; flame retardant, mold control, and a pest repellent. Cellulose is much heavier than fiberglass which allows it to be a much better sound barrier as well. Fiberglass is made of tiny fibers of glass put together to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/cellulose-vs-fiberglass\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Comparison Between Cellulose and Fiberglass Energy Savings<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-372","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7M1JR-60","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1082,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/372\/revisions\/1082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}