Properly Insulate Your Home With Our Help
Midwest winters can be unpredictable, but one thing is certain: it’s going to be cold. Many homeowners and builders think their home or building is winter ready, but chances are they’re wrong. Many homes and buildings in the Rockford area are not insulated properly and are not ready for the winter chill.
Insulation is an important piece to keeping a home or building warm and its occupants comfortable during a long winter season. There are many types of effective insulation to use but spray foam insulation is an ideal two-in-one insulation solution.
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What Is Spray Foam Insulation?
Homes lose heat in the winter and cool air in the summer as air escapes through gaps in a variety of places including the attic, windows, roof, and walls. To stay comfortable throughout the year, a home needs insulation to fill in those gaps. Spray foam insulation does just that. It is sprayed as a liquid and quickly expands to fill the space, creating an air barrier and insulator all in one step. It sticks to whatever it is applied to, making it ideal for small and hard-to-reach places.
Benefits of Spray Foam
There are many benefits to using spray foam insulation in your home or building:
- Energy and cost savings – Spray foam can reduce your cooling and heating bills by giving your HVAC system a rest. Conditioned air is prevented from leaving your home, which allows your HVAC system to run less frequently.
- Noise reduction – Spray foam seals the cracks that noise travels through, minimizing sounds from between rooms and outside.
- Improved indoor air quality – Spray foam seals penetration points preventing pollen and other allergens from entering your home or building.
- Durability – Spray foam does not shrink, sag, or settle and sticks to most materials including masonry, cement, metal studs, wood studs, and rooflines.
- Controls moisture – Spray foam does not absorb moisture and prevents mold and water damage, especially during the rainy season.
Types of Spray Foam Insulation
The two types of spray foam are open cell and closed cell:
- Open cell spray foam:
- Less dense than closed cell spray foam
- Softer and more flexible
- Dampens sounds, vapor permeable, eliminates air infiltration
- Lower R-value (insulating power of insulation)
- Expands to 100-120 times its size
- Closed cell spray foam:
- More dense than open cell spray foam
- More rigid and heavier
- Higher R-value
- Expands up to 33 times its size
- Helps protect against air, thermal, water, and vapor
Best Places to Apply Spray Foam
Spray foam insulation is frequently used to insulate new construction, multifamily buildings, and remodeling projects in existing homes. For new construction it can be sprayed into open walls and open attics. And once old insulation has been removed, it’s perfect for insulating the attics of existing homes.
Quality Service and Products You Can Trust
Since 2003, builders and homeowners throughout Rockford and the surrounding areas have trusted Metro Insulation to meet their insulation needs. We work with only the best products to ensure we provide our customers with the highest quality, most affordable home and building insulation on the market. That’s why we trust the quality and integrity of the spray foam products from Huntsman Building Solutions and Carlisle Spray Foam Insulation (CSFI) for our insulation projects.
We strive to create comfortable, energy efficient homes and buildings for residents and visitors to enjoy year-round throughout the Rockford area. Our dedicated team of insulation experts is ready to answer your spray foam questions. Contact us today to learn more and schedule your free estimate.
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