It’s a fact: more than 80 percent of homes built prior to 1980 lack adequate ceiling insulation. Any house without sufficient insulation can lose up to 40 percent of heated or cooled air. Adding insulation is one of the most effective ways to save on your electricity usage.

Insulation materials are rated in terms of their R-Value, which is their ability to resist the transfer of heat. The higher the R-Value, the more effective the insulation. R-30 is recommended for flat attic areas and R-22 for kneewalls or hot walls (walls with conditioned space on one side and attic space on the other side).

Blown-in insulation should be installed in uniform thickness across the entire ceiling surface area. The R-Value depends on proper application of the required quantity of material.

Attic insulation is a pretty inexpensive home improvement investment that reaps a great ROI. You could see a return on your money within a couple years, depending on the severity of your home efficiency. The following should give you reason enough to get started soon on your latest attic project.

1. Winter - It keeps your home warmer.

During the winter months, the warm air in your home is always trying to escape into your attic because heat rises. Having 18” of Owens Corning PINK insulation in your attic is going to reduce this heat loss significantly. That means your heater doesn’t have to come on as often and your house can sustain a warmer temperature than with no insulation at all.

2. Summer - It keeps your home cooler.

In the summer time your attic is really, really hot and that heat is always trying to transfer into a cooler space. That’s just physics. A combination of radiant barriers and Owens Corning PINK insulation in your attic can really decrease the heat that is transferred from the hot sun into your house. This allows your house to stay cooler and your AC to take longer breaks in between cooling.

3. Reduces air movement from one space to another in your home.

Hot air rises and cool air sinks. This is known as convection, or when movement of air occurs from one space to another. Owens Corning PINK insulation blown into your attic helps reduce this action during the winter time when the heat inside your house is trying to escape into the attic.

4. It reduces radiation in your home.

The process of one warm space giving off heat toward a cooler space such as loss of heat through your attic. The most important aspect of insulation is its R-value. The R stands for ‘resistance to heat flow’ and in this case, higher is better. 18” of Owens Corning PINK insulation will give you a R-value of 49 in your attic.

5. It can help reduce your monthly energy bill.

Most importantly, attic insulation is the number one way to improve your energy bill. Depending on how well the installation is done and how much you put in, you can save anywhere from 20%-40% on your bill. Considering the cost of insulation, that is pretty significant. We all know that at the end of the day, it all comes down to money, but helping do your part for saving the environment isn’t too bad either.

6. It is good for the environment.

We are always looking for ways to reduce our impact on our environment. Owens Corning PINK Fiberglass insulation products contain up to 40% Recycled Glass Content, and because of this when you install insulation from Owens Corning you are reducing the impact on our local landfills.

With these reasons in mind, contact RoofCrafters, Inc. today and schedule a project specialist to come out and give your home an energy audit. You will be happy you did and will save money in the long run.