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Your home’s R-value may not be the first thing on your mind when you get up in the morning, or even the last when you go to bed at night. After all, it is a bit abstract and you may be more concerned with issues like paying your bills. But R-value—a measure of an insulation’s [...]

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The Best Method to Seal and Insulate The answer is (drum roll, please) .   .   . It depends.  Seriously.   Here’s what we recommend day in and day out to consumers to best serve their interests: Filling Existing Walls (Both sides up): Foam it Green Slow Rise formula or Cellulose contractors.  This is a very common [...]

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4 steps to a Comfortable, Healthy, Dollar Saving Home Determine What You Want What problem are you trying to solve?  Mold, drafts, pests?  High energy bills?  If you don’t know what you want, you can’t look for the solution. This sounds very basic, I know.  But you’d be shocked at how many people jump in [...]

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The Mold, Mutants, Music, and Money Seeping Through Your Home Mold Everyone is afraid of black mold, and for good reason.  It destroys our homes, costs alot to remediate, makes it impossible to sell, and can cause serious health problems.  Mold is a sign that moisture isn’t evaporating fast enough to keep mold from growing.  [...]

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4 Insulation Rip Offs With so much conflicting information out there, companies find it easy to take advantage of consumers.  Here are some common rip offs seen in the insulation industry: Focusing on R-values versus Air Barriers You see this everywhere you look.  Everyone talks about R-value as the only measuring stick for comparing different [...]

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For us Northerners, now’s the time to do this – before it gets cold, but also to help keep our homes cool and energy efficient during the summer. Southerners are more than welcome to spray foam their attics during the summer, too, however, plan on doing the project in pieces, early in the morning before [...]

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There are several advantages to insulating your home: Proper insulation reduces energy costs. A well-insulated structure does not gain or lose heat as quickly as a poorly-insulated one, so it is easier to maintain a comfortable temperature. The retention of conditioned air lowers the demand on the heating and cooling systems. This reduces operating costs [...]

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