Spray Foam Insulation
Our Stance
When it comes to constructing a home or building, responsible builders will take advantage of the most current technologies to ensure durability, energy efficiency, and long-term equity. The first step in achieving these three standards is properly insulating the construction with the most advanced insulation available – polyurethane spray foam insulation.
The Benefits
The benefits of properly insulating your construction’s walls, crawl space, and attic are stronger, more energy efficient, and healthier building. Spray foam insulation limits haphazard air infiltration, conditioned air loss, moisture, energy waste, and allergens.
How it Works
With traditional fiberglass insulation, a building is especially vulnerable to energy loss under the eaves and around openings in the solid face of the wall, such as doors and windows. With spray foam insulation the tiny voids are completely filled and sealed from the outside elements instead of merely covered with traditional insulation. Spray foam insulation provides a more homogeneous and reliable thermal barrier that also severely limits moisture access.
The Crawl Space
It is important to fully seal your crawl space from your home. Otherwise, undesirable elements have a greater likelihood of entering your home, such as unconditioned air, geological gases, moisture, and rodents.
The only way to establish a successful barrier in crawl space is to install spray foam insulation between the floor joists. Spray foam insulation is the only material available that can create the effectiveness of this barrier by completely filling voids and openings made by wiring and plumbing, ductwork, and joist spacing.
The Attic
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By spraying the foam directly to the underside of the roof, between the joists, on the gable wall ends, around the rim, and into the soffit areas, the attic becomes a conditioned space in the construction. Severe temperature changes are limited, and ventilation once accessible to moisture, pollutants, and small animals and insects are now completely sealed off and indoor air integrity is better protected.
The Bottomline
Moisture is a major threat to a building’s integrity. Moisture buildup can have extremely devastating effects on exposed materials. Condensation from temperature changes and the atmosphere’s moisture may leak through the voids left by traditional insulation. These moisture issues may result in mold and indoor mold spoors. And while there is no full-proof way of preventing all mold related issues; by rigorously limiting moisture with a product like spray foam insulation the likelihood of mold development is reduced. This preventative measure, combined with your building’s new energy efficiency, is sure to provide lower maintenance, lower energy bills, and an increase in the building’s equity.