{"id":58,"date":"2011-12-17T17:12:04","date_gmt":"2011-12-17T21:12:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2022-04-05T14:40:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T18:40:02","slug":"attic-insulation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/attic-insulation","title":{"rendered":"Energy Efficiency With Attic Insulation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Why is attic insulation important?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heating and cooling accounts for approximately 50 percent of your home\u2019s energy usage.<\/li>\n<li>Inadequate insulation and air leakage are the leading cause of energy waste in most homes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Attics are often the easiest and most cost-effective place to insulate<\/strong> because most attics provide easy access for improvements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What does attic insulation improve?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Conserves energy by slowing down heat&nbsp;loss\/gain<\/li>\n<li>Enhances comfort inside the home<\/li>\n<li>Reduces the size of heating and cooling equipment needed<\/li>\n<li>Prevents condensation from occurring<\/li>\n<li>Reduces gas\/electric bills<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/70688217_2108403122598169_5801660167242121216_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&amp;ccb=1-3&amp;_nc_sid=e3f864&amp;_nc_ohc=N5sf1G8SyJ0AX-2ie0Y&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&amp;oh=0e132d7b69a4ce6d3668d2fc64aad930&amp;oe=60937DDF\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/v\/t1.6435-9\/70688217_2108403122598169_5801660167242121216_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&amp;ccb=1-3&amp;_nc_sid=e3f864&amp;_nc_ohc=N5sf1G8SyJ0AX-2ie0Y&amp;_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&amp;oh=0e132d7b69a4ce6d3668d2fc64aad930&amp;oe=60937DDF\" alt=\"No photo description available.\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Proper attic insulation is a key element for a more comfortable and energy-efficient home.<\/strong> It is important to have a continuous boundary of insulation between the conditioned space and the unconditioned space. This boundary is referred to as the \u201cThermal Envelope\u201d and consists of an air barrier that is adjacent to an insulation barrier. Any gaps, voids, or uneven areas can cause major deficiencies in the effectiveness of your home\u2019s insulation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cellulose dry blow-in insulation in attics provide homeowners with a far greater \u2018effective R-value\u2019 than glass<\/strong> \u2013 it also virtually eliminates irritating, abrasive, airborne glass fiber particles. Many homes have inadequate insulation, some older homes have virtually none at all, and many attics in existing structures may be insulated with fiberglass that is doing a poor job \u2014 Cellulose Insulation is the solution for all these problems. Apply Cellulose Over Fiberglass to add R-Value<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why is attic insula<\/strong><strong>tion important?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Heating and cooling accounts for approximately 50 percent of your home\u2019s energy usage.<\/strong> Inadequate insulation and air leakage are the leading cause of energy waste in most homes. Attics are often the easiest and most cost-effective place to insulate because most attics provide easy access for improvements. Attic insulation helps keep the home\u2019s living space warm in the winter and cool in the summer.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much attic insulation should I add?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Insulation levels are specified by R-Values that measure the insulation\u2019s ability to resist heat flow. The higher the R-Value, the better the thermal performance of the insulation. <strong>The recommended level for most attics is to insulate up to R-38 or about 10-14 inches, depending on insulation type.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How much money could I save?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Properly insulating your home can <strong>save up to 20% on your energy bills.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To learn more or request service, give us a call at <a href=\"tel:5023965828\">(502) 396-5828<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cellulose Insulation may easily be applied over existing insulation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Research shows that capping fiberglass with more fiberglass \u201cfails to restore the lost R-value\u201d in winter conditions. Research also states that capping fiberglass insulation with cellulose insulation not only adds R-value, but it also restores the effective R-value that fiberglass insulation loses during cold weather.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>*Oak Ridge National Laboratories<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is attic insulation important? Heating and cooling accounts for approximately 50 percent of your home\u2019s energy usage. Inadequate insulation and air leakage are the leading cause of energy waste in most homes. Attics are often the easiest and most cost-effective place to insulate because most attics provide easy access for improvements. What does attic &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/attic-insulation\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Energy Efficiency With Attic Insulation<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","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-58","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7M1JR-W","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1076,"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/58\/revisions\/1076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/insulateky.com\/web2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}