What is insulation?

Your home may be cold all year round for a variety of reasons. However, insulation, a less well-known alternative, is the quickest, simplest, and least expensive option. Insulation will keep your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer, in addition to being available in a wide variety to fit your home specifically. You won't ever have to worry about living in an uncomfortable home again thanks to ISOJIANXIN's Earthwool 50-year product warranty and lifetime warranty.

What is insulation?

Materials like glasswool, rock wool, cellulose fiber, FR-EPS (fire retardant expanded polystyrene), aluminum, polyester, and polystyrene are used to create insulation. It is intended to fit in the slab, underfloor, underwalls, underceiling, etc.

What purpose does insulation serve?

Insulation, in plain terms, is designed to prevent hot/cold air or sound from being transported from one room to another. It also creates a layer of heat barrier between the inside of your home and the elements outside.

Other benefits insulation offers

(1) Thermal characteristics: The material's thermal characteristics will keep you cool in the summer and warm in the winter.

(2) Sound Barrier: One advantage of the material's thickness is the additional sound barrier it provides, which lowers noise levels from room to room. There are specific high density (HD) and super high density (SHD) options available here if you want your walls to be more soundproof.

What if I have old insulation already?

The new insulation will simply be placed on top of the old by the installers. This is because leaving the old insulation in place will have no impact because the new product, which is placed on top of it, prevents air from escaping.

What if my old insulation is blow-in insulation?

It is best practice and strongly advised to have it vacuumed out prior to your new installation, even though it is not required by law. This is due to the fact that blow-in insulation isn't flat; therefore, installing a new batt on top would result in an undesirable wavy formation. This could lead to air pockets being formed in the room, defeating the initial goal of installing new insulation.

Can you insulate an old home?

Yes, professionals in the insulation sector refer to this kind of work as a retrofit (short terminology for an existing home). This will make it easier to tell an existing build apart from a new construction or development.

What R value is right for me?

Installing a minimum of R3.5 for retrofit properties and often above an R4.0 (subject to an energy report) for newly constructed or under construction homes is considered best practice. Which R-value insulation should be utilized will typically depend on the type of building material used, the location of the property, and the amount of natural sunlight. For technical information, always consult an insulation or energy specialist. A higher R value is useful for heat loss purposes since new eco-friendly homes are typically built with the goal of being 100% airtight.

On the other hand, existing homes generally speaking, are not 100% airtight meaning no matter what R value you install, the same amount of air will always escape. An R value rating of 6.0 will keep in the same warmth in as something as an R3.5 in this situation.