Things You May Never Knew About Polyurethane Insulation

Many people-homeowners and even constructors-don’t know that there are other insulating products besides fiberglass . One of which is polyurethane foam. Today I am surprised by how little the construction industry and homeowners know about this great product.

Polyurethane foam insulation is a major innovation in home insulation technology. For more than 40 years, spray foam insulation has been providing year-round comfort in homes across America. Federal and state energy-saving education groups refer to spray-in-place foam as one of the most efficient means of insulating your home.
Energy savings, comfort, air and moisture infiltration-polyurethane insulation does it all.

This remarkable system provides extremely high R-value (R13 at 2-inch thickness). Closed-cell insulation also creates a permanent air barrier and vapor diffusion retarder (VDR); protecting your home’s interior from dust, pollen and moisture infiltration, while strengthening walls. Its closed-cell structure provides superb noise reduction to make even a busy life peacefully quiet. And it’s environmentally friendly, too. But best of all it helps save money on heating and cooling costs year after year.
Professionally installed insulation is applied by specially trained contractors to the inside surface of exterior walls, to the underside of the roof, and beneath floors in basements and crawl spaces during new home construction or home remodeling. The two-part spray mixture expends rapidly to fill all gaps and voids, completely and permanently adhering to wood, masonry, metal, studs and joists. It is best applied after rough plumbing, electrical wiring, and heating and air conditioning ducts are in place and before interior wallboard is installed.

Most spray foam insulation is formulated to inhibit mold, mildew and bacterial growth.
Spray-in-place insulation never settles shrinks, compresses or sags.
Spray foam insulation has higher density (nominal 2 lbs/ft3 of foam) for higher R-value and more efficient vapor and air retardation.
High-density, closed-cell insulation strengthens walls with more than twice the racking strength of so called “soft” open-cell foam insulation products.
Homes insulated with polyurethane foam use less energy for heating and cooling and can often be served by smaller heating and air conditioning units.
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Insulate Your Home And Save Money

There are a lot of things to consider when building a new home or renovate an existing one. If you want to keep you home both toasty warm during the winter month and comfortably cool during the summer months-you have to insulate your home. If you want to save money on heating and cooling costs year after year—insulate your home.
Increasing home insulation creates a more comfortable living environment and lowers heating and cooling cost.

According to the Department of Energy about 56 % of the energy use in typical U.S. home goes toward heating and cooling. When attic, walls or floors are under-insulated, a large part of your costly heated or cooled air may be making a beeline for the outdoors. Many homeowners that opt to install insulation are immediately pleased with the change in air quality and comfort in their houses and over the course of a few years, notice that they are saving a lot of many on their utility bills.

You can reduce your home’s heating and cooling costs through proper insulation and air sealing techniques. These techniques will also make your home more comfortable. Proper moisture control and ventilation strategies will improve the effectiveness of air sealing and insulation. Therefore, a home’s energy efficiency depends on a balance between all of these elements:
· Air sealing
· Insulation
· Moisture control
· Ventilation

A proper balance between all of these elements will also result in a more comfortable, healthier home environment. You need insulation in your home to provide resistance to heat flow. The more heat flow resistance your insulation provides, the lower your heating and cooling costs.
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 insulate
· The recommended R-values for areas you want to insulate

Most of the available insulation forms:
· Blanket: batts and rolls
· Concrete block insulation
· Foam board or rigid foam
· Insulating concrete forms (ICFs)
· Loose-fill
· Reflective system
· Rigid fibrous or fiber insulation
· Sprayed foam and foamed in-place
· Structural insulated panels (SIPs)

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Consulting with constructors and applicators will help you to make right choice because your home is usually the single largest investment you will ever make and you need to do it right.
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