Attic Ninja Insulation Experts

Attic insulation is a crucial component in maintaining the energy efficiency and comfort of your home. Proper insulation in the attic helps in stabilizing indoor temperatures, reducing the burden on heating and cooling systems, and consequently lowering energy costs.

Will Adding Attic Insulation Make a Difference?

Why is attic insulation important? It is estimated that heating and cooling your home is responsible for 50% to 70% of the energy used. Adding attic insulation helps reduce your energy costs by lowering the amount of energy you need to keep your home at a comfortable level. It acts as a barrier to heat loss in the winter and heat gain in the summer, ensuring a comfortable living environment year-round. Additionally, well-insulated attics can prevent moisture problems, which can lead to mold growth and structural damage over time. Whether it’s upgrading existing insulation or installing new materials, focusing on your attic’s insulation is a smart investment towards enhancing your home’s overall efficiency, comfort, and longevity.

The Harvard School of Public Health says if your home is as little as 5 to 10 years old, you likely have one of the 46 million under-insulated homes in the United States. Attic insulation is vital to ensure your home is energy efficient and comfortable. Most attics built today only install minimum insulation levels.

The types of insulation installed in an attic may include blown-in fiberglass, rolled fiberglass batt insulation, rock wool insulation, cellulose insulation, spray foam insulation, radiant barrier insulation, foam board insulation or a combination of these. Make sure air sealing is a part of your attic insulation project, as well as ventilation and addressing radiant heat.

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Blown-in Insulation

Blown in insulation is one of the best types of attic insulation available. It consists of small particles of fiber, foam or other materials. These small particles form an insulation material that can conform to any space without disturbing structures or finishes.

Duct Sealing/Cleaning

Sealing the duct-work is important to you and your family’s health and well-being. The American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology estimates that 50% of all illnesses are caused by poor indoor air quality. Duct sealing is a great way to minimize pollutants.

Air Sealing

The most overlooked type of attic insulation is spray foam insulation. Gaps and holes located in the attic allow for air movement inside the home. Air sealing these gaps and penetrations with spray foam will greatly decrease air loss and make your home even more comfortable.

Ventilation

The purpose of an attic fan is to properly ventilate the attic to reduce temperature in the summer. During warm to hot days temperatures can reach over 120 plus degrees in the attic. A properly ventilated attic helps move hot air out which can reduce AC usage and save you money.

Radiant Barrier

Unlike most types of insulation, which resist conductive and sometimes convective heat flow, radiant barrier insulation works by reflecting radiant heat away from the living space. Radiant barriers are installed primarily to reduce summer heat gain, which helps lower cooling costs.

Knee Wall Insulation

Foam board, spray foam and batting insulation can be used to insulate almost any part of your home, including that hot bonus room. When you combine these 3 types of insulation, they are a great way to insulate and air seal knee walls and tray ceilings inside your home as well.

Dehumidification

Many consumers tighten up their attics to reduce energy loss; but are then faced with a damaging buildup of moisture. Aprilaire high-capacity dehumidifiers can remove attic moisture while maintaining energy savings. Low humidity can increase energy efficiency in your home.

Cathedral Ceilings

Improving the comfort and energy efficiency of your home is important. Cathedral ceiling insulation is a great way to keep the air from escaping right out the roof. Installed properly, it can have a huge impact on your comfort and utility bills.

Baffles and Hatches

Baffles provide a channel for airflow in the attic, they help improve air flow and reduce the cost of your cooling/heating in your house.

Properly air sealing hatches and pull down ladders will save money and improve air quality inside your home.

Attic Air Seal Insulation

Take a look at this attic air seal and insulation walk through performed by Crawl Space Ninja’s Founder, Michael Church. You will see what it takes to properly air seal an attic, an you’ll find out you what was living in that attic before air sealing it. For more tips on attics, visit our YouTube channel.