Insulation services - Attic insulation services in tulsa
Solid insulation in the right places in your home is critical to maximize indoor comfort and minimize monthly cooling and heating costs. Insulation is the material that resists the movement of heat inside the house. What’s more, it works both ways: holding heat in and keeping heat out, depending on the season. Learn more about the Inflation Reduction ACT energy tax credits available for home insulation and more HERE.
Heat in Motion
It’s a fundamental fact of physics that heat always moves from a warm zone into a cooler zone. Unfortunately, it’s usually moving the wrong direction for home comfort and efficiency. In winter, heat produced by your furnace tends to radiate out of the house into colder outdoor air, increasing heating costs. In summer, conversely, outdoor heat constantly infiltrates the cooler indoors, causing your air conditioner to run extended cycles to maintain comfortable indoor temperatures.
Material Matters
Solid insulation is an all-season material that keeps summer heat outside and holds winter warmth inside. Because the cost of heating and cooling represents at least 50% of a home’s total energy expense, that’s a major benefit to your budget.
Here are some other facts about proper, solid insulation in your home:
Solar energy radiates through the roof in summer, increasing indoor temperatures and AC usage. In winter, rising heat in rooms seeps through the ceiling, causing the furnace to run longer cycles. In most homes, ground zero for insulation in all seasons is the attic.
Fiberglass batts are the least expensive and most common residential attic insulation. The recommended depth of rollout fiberglass batts in an attic in southern regions averages 12 inches up to 20 inches.
Cellulose insulation is more efficient. Blown in under air pressure, it provides better heat resistance at a lesser amount, with the recommended depth starting at 8 inches and ranging up to 15 inches.
Insulation should always be accompanied by air sealing to eliminate cracks and gaps in ceilings that allow heat loss or heat gain, depending on the season. This includes sealing air leaks around ceiling light fixtures and attic pull-down stairs.
Ask the professionals at Air Assurance for more about the benefits of solid insulation in your home.