There are many ways to achieve proper insulation in your home. Some of the most common insulation products that you may have seen are the blanket or batt and roll insulation options available in hardware stores. These are insulation materials that you can purchase and apply yourself on the walls or surfaces of your house….
Insulation is the barrier which helps to reduce heat transfer in your home. This can be achieved by placing insulating materials where air escapes, such as between the cavities inside the walls and in the attic. By doing so, homeowners save approximately 15 percent of the normal heating and cooling costs and more than 10…
It’s no surprise that Arizona gets really hot. Temperatures regularly go above 110 degrees every summer. In fact, the Grand Canyon State has two of the hottest cities in the US: Phoenix and Tucson. Furthermore, Arizona’s Lake Havasu City has the highest average temperature in the entire US, where the temperature touches 96.4 degrees during…
Can you hear what your neighbors are talking about? Do you struggle to fall asleep because of the noise outside? Does your place instantly get hot once you turn off the AC? If you have a positive answer to all these questions, then the one thing responsible for your issues is the lack of insulation….
A lot of people ignore insulation when buying or building a house because they do not see it in the final product. However, you need to pay attention because the insulation in your home makes a huge difference to how your house feels. It can help trap cool or warm air inside your house, ensuring…
Britain’s housing stock has heaps of historic character: Victorian terraces with original fireplaces and chimneys, Art Deco flats with aluminum windows, cottages with ancient stonework. Unfortunately, these buildings, for all their charm, weren’t built to 21st century standards or with our expectation of comfort and our heating bills in mind. You could be pouring pounds…
Whether you’re a new homeowner or an experienced do-it-yourself guru, heat loss is a commonly overlooked issue you should know about that could be costing you unnecessary expenses on your heating bill. Heat loss refers to heat escaping from inside the home to the outside, typically through the roof, windows, doors, and floors. This article…