Insulating your home can help you save on energy bills and add greatly to the comfort of your home. Insulation has a significant influence on the comfort of your home. A proper thermal "blanket" helps keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer, lowering year-round energy bills. Depending on the product used to insulate your home insulation can also have on effect on air sealing and airflow, moisture level within the home, and indoor air pollution.
Insulation keeps your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter, because insulation resists the flow of heat. Heat is a form of energy and always seeks a cooler area - flowing out of the home in the winter and into the home in the summer. By reducing heat flow, a properly insulated home uses less energy for heating and cooling.
In addition to being an energy saver, insulation also acts as a sound absorber. When installed in walls and ceilings, it can reduce the transmission of sound from one room to another or from the outside. In today's noise-laden environments, more and more homeowners are soundproofing their homes. A well insulated home increases the overall comfort of the home and adds to its resale value.
Insulation is not just for attics and outside walls. Insulation should also be installed in other areas of your home such as ceilings with unheated spaces, basement walls, floors above vented crawl spaces, cathedral ceilings, floors over unheated garages or porches, ceilings or floors for extra sound control.
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