by HomeReadyInspections | Dec 14, 2022 | Energy Tips, Insulation
When insulating your home, you can choose from many types of insulation. To choose the best type of insulation, you should first determine the following: Where you want or need to install/add insulation The recommended R-values for areas you want to insulate....
by HomeReadyInspections | Dec 14, 2022 | Energy Tips, Insulation
Insulation in your home provides resistance to heat flow and lowers your heating and cooling costs. Properly insulating your home not only reduces heating and cooling costs, but also improves comfort. How Insulation Works To understand how insulation works it helps to...
by HomeReadyInspections | Oct 31, 2022 | Energy Tips
How Insulation Works To understand how insulation works it helps to understand heat flow, which involves three basic mechanisms — conduction, convection, and radiation. Conduction is the way heat moves through materials, such as when a spoon placed in a hot cup...
by HomeReadyInspections | Aug 17, 2022 | Energy Tips, Home Inspection, Manual J
Need your homes insulation inspected before dry wall? Types of Foam Insulation Today, most foam materials use foaming agents that don’t use chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) or hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), which are harmful to the earth’s ozone layer. There...
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