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Crawl Space Insulation Cedar Rapids, IAThe crawl space is part of the bigger area of your home called the building envelope. This area resembles your home's shell that will supposedly protect the inside from the harsh elements outside like heat, rain, snow, wind, etc. You have to make sure that your building envelope is durable and resistant enough to withstand these elements. Therefore, aside from using materials known for their strength, adding crawl space insulation will make it more robust and weatherproof. Not to mention, improve the comfort and health of you and your family while in your Cedar Rapids, IA home.
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Why Insulate Crawl Spaces?
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As mentioned, your crawl space is part of the building envelope that is also critical to the overall comfort you experience inside your home. Insulating crawl spaces add a layer of thermal resistance barrier, which slows down the event of heat transfer between the outside and inside environment. This is what you need if you want your home to stay warm during winter, and comfortable during summer.
A crawl space is the part of your home closest to the ground. Therefore, it acts as a bridge for the heat from the ground to penetrate and affect your home. In the same way, it could serve as an escape route for cold air, which “sinks” by nature. Without insulation, heat can unnecessarily penetrate or escape your home. This causes discomfort and energy wastage. Installing your Cedar Rapids, IA home with crawl space insulation provides both immediate and long-term benefits concerning comfort, health, and energy efficiency. By the way, insulating homes in general also helps you save on heating and cooling costs since your home effectively keeps the cold or warm air inside – no need to crank up your heater or cooler. |
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Why Choose Spray Foam for Your Crawl Space Insulation?
Your choice of insulation material is important to ensure you achieve the maximum benefits out of your home insulation. When it comes to superior performance, high reliability, and long-term benefits, still nothing beats spray foam insulation.
It Exhibits a High R-value
Spray foam provides the highest R-values among other insulation materials used in Cedar Rapids, IA homes, and other structures. And a high R-value translates to better resistance against heat transfer. Using spray foam as crawl space insulation guarantees better tolerance to transfer from floors during winter and from the ground during the summer season.
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It Has Air Sealing Capability
Another advantage of using spray foam is its air sealing capability, which other insulation materials do not have. Spray foam is semi-fluid at the onset of application, which then expands to about 30 to 60 times its fluid volume before hardening. This behavior allows it to creep in between gaps, cracks, nooks, and crevices, including the floor gaps in your crawl space, where both energy and air can pass through or escape your home.
This ability of your crawl space insulation in air sealing your Cedar Rapids, IA home in necessary areas helps your HVAC system work more efficiently and effectively. There is also less energy wastage and less energy required to heat or cool your home comfortably, causing a drop in your heating or cooling costs.
This ability of your crawl space insulation in air sealing your Cedar Rapids, IA home in necessary areas helps your HVAC system work more efficiently and effectively. There is also less energy wastage and less energy required to heat or cool your home comfortably, causing a drop in your heating or cooling costs.
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Updating your crawl space insulation? Let us talk about how you can reap the benefits of spray foam insulation in your Cedar Rapids, IA home. Contact us today to know more and get a free quotation. |