Is Your Attic Insulation Adequate for the Approaching Winter?

Winter is coming. Is your home prepared? Help protect against the chill of winter and high heating bills with proper attic insulation. As the trusted name in attic insulation for St Paul and the surrounding areas, Lewis Insulation is here to ensure you get your home ready for the cold months ahead. By adding proper attic insulation, you are provided with some pretty great benefits like saving energy for your home and maintaining a comfortable temperature for your home much more efficiently.

Attic insulation helps make your house more livable, while saving you some money both in winter and summer. And, attic insulation is one of the very best home improvement projects for a great return on investment. There are also some pretty great tax credits when it comes to attic insulation. 

But, how do you know when you need attic insulation? Give us a call straight away if your home experiences high heating or cooling costs, uneven temperatures between rooms, draftiness, hot or cold ceilings or walls or ice dams. These are just a few of the signs your home could use attic insulation.

If your home experiences any of these symptoms, you may want to consider adding adequate levels of insulation to your home’s attic along with its interior walls, floors, and crawl spaces. Not sure? We can send someone out to inspect the situation. If your home is not properly insulated, you are likely paying much more than you should be for home energy. There are a few different options in attic insulation, all with different R-values. Understanding an insulation material’s R-value which is the measure of how well it resists the flow of heat is important; the higher the number, the better the insulating power.

Spray foam. Premium insulation perfectly suited for the attic. With a high R-value, it acts as a barrier to keep the indoors from the outside climate, creating thermal, air and moisture isolation. It can expand and reach hard-to-till voids that other insulation types are not able to do.

Fiberglass and Cellulose Attic Insulation. Have almost the same R-value, and they are both environmentally friendly. Cellulose is made out of recycled newspaper and fiberglass is made out of sand, both of which are renewable resources. These types of insulation are great for filling in gaps and ensuring your entire attic is evenly insulated. The installation process is generally pretty quick, depending on the size of your attic.

Contact us and we can advise you on which type of attic insulation will best suit your needs and keep your home warm in the winter and cool in the summer.

Are you ready to learn more about attic insulation for your St Paul home? Call Lewis Insulation at 763-477-2612 or contact us for a Free Estimate.

What Do You Know About Spray Foam Insulation?

How much do you know about spray foam insulation? We are here to tell you more! If you weren’t aware, spray foam insulation offers many wonderful benefits and is easier to install than you might think. At Lewis Insulation, we specialize in spray foam insulation for the Twin Cities area and have put together a list of some of the need-to-know facts about spray foam. And when you’re ready to learn more about one of the most environmentally friendly options in insulation, give us a call here at Lewis Insulation! We look forward to working with you.

For one, using eco-friendly spray foam save you money in the long run. It can also help prevent future problems in the home with its high efficiency and dependability. For example, spray foam insulation helps prevent mold, over use of your heating or cooling systems and more.

Spray foam insulation can also make your home more environmentally friendly and run far more efficiently. The countless positives to using environmentally friendly spray foam are enough reason to make the switch over to this cost-effective insulation. Why is spray foam insulation the smarter, greener choice? Here are a few reasons why:
Spray foam insulation offers great energy savings
It provides a moisture barrier Offers an air-tight seal Is cost-effective
Can prevent heating and cooling waste
Has high R-value
Reaches hard to reach places
It’s a powerful insulator
Has a long-life span
And more

These are just some of the reasons spray foam insulation is a great, environmentally friendly choice in insulation. Closed cell spray foam insulation is also the only type of insulation material that can add structural integrity to your home. The National Association of Home Builders Research Center did some testing and found that spray-applied polyurethane foam insulation increased rack and shear strength two to three times. They compared spray foam insulation between wood and steel stud wall panels with glass fiber insulation with standard stick-built component.

The benefits to spray foam insulation are endless, so it is no wonder why more and more homeowners are making the switch over to environmentally friendly spray foam.

Are you interested in learning more about spray foam insulation and how it can work for you and your home or business? Contact us at Lewis Insulation and we can tell you even more about closed cell spray foam insulation for your Twin Cities property, give you a free estimate and then schedule a time to come to your home or business to do the work.