Virginia Spray Foam Insulation

This is the 8th installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

If you live in Virginia, you are probably very familiar with the hum of your air conditioner in the summer. It’s running during the day, it’s running during the night. How much more abuse can your poor A/C take? Unless you want to live like a caveman and sweat it out during the hot summers, you have no choice but to run your air conditioner. Or do you?

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This is the 7th installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

Every type of insulation should provide some help in moderating your home temperature, but Spray Foam keeps your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. If you are missing a very small area of insulation in your wall or attic (only 5%), you could be losing as much as 50% of the insulation “power” you’re getting in your home. Traditional fiberglass insulation is really difficult to install perfectly. Even with professional installation, it’s not uncommon to see…

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This is the 6th installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

When you think of insulation, you might think of a home that maintains a comfortable temperature in all climates and in all seasons. While traditional insulation certainly helps achieve this comfort, spray foam insulation takes the game to a whole new level.

First, the basics. Gasses expand as they are heated. As gas particles get bigger, they become less dense. This allows them to rise over the colder (still dense) gas particles. That’s why we have the common saying: “heat rises.”

As hot gas particles rise, cold ones come in. They eventually get hot too. The hot particles will cool and then drop down. What’s happening is a circular convection current. Up and down, up and down, the gasses are on the move.What happens when you block them (with something solid like insulation)?

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This is the 5th installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

The most dangerous part of harmful gasses in your home is that you can’t see them. Did you know that your home can be affected by carbon monoxide pollution from nearby roads? More importantly, your family’s health is at risk if your garage isn’t properly insulated and you run your vehicle in the garage…

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This is the 4th installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

One of the most underrated benefits of a spray foam insulation application is the reduction of noise and sound in your home.

Do you have loud neighbors? Barking dogs? Teenagers racing cars down the street? Ever try to get your small child to sleep with all of the noise around you?

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This is the 3rd installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

How do dust and pollen get into your house? Occasionally you open doors and windows, and they can blow in. But did you also realize that they can get in all the time through your walls and ceilings? Read the rest of this entry »

This is the 2nd installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

When you think of insulation, the first thing that probably comes to mind is temperature control. While that is a major benefit of spray polyurethane foam insulation, there is an additional bonus that’s not available with traditional fiberglass insulation.

Spray foam helps protect your home or office against moisture – the number #1 enemy of buildings! Moisture opens the door for a host of problems, including mold and mildew. Moisture is an especially relevant issue in the coastal areas of Virginia.

If you notice that your home feels especially humid or muggy, your current insulation is probably not providing this kind of protection. Another way to tell?

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This is the 1st installment of the “Spray Foam Insulation – Everything You Need To Know” eBook, available as a FREE download online.

If you’re building a new home, renovating an old home, or just looking to improve the insulation of your current residence, you might want to learn more about spray foam insulation.

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I came across this video today and researched this storm a little more and learned that people from West Virginia to Maine have been affected by it. In fact, according to USA Today, state officials and utility workers were struggling with the third strike of disasters in three months! This rare October snowstorm this weekend, “slammed areas that were hit hard by flooding after Hurricane Irene in August and Tropical Storm Lee in September.”

The reason I bring up this video is because there’s a good chance that it’s going to be quite a long winter here in Richmond and further north. Our main service of providing spray foam insulation in Virginia, can actually help you in cold winter storms and believe it or not, hurricanes too. Want to learn how?

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Did you know that if you insulate your commercial building with spray foam insulation, you can save up to $1.80 per square foot in federal tax credits? Not only will you keep your tenants warm in the winter and cool in the summer, but you’ll also save on energy costs by preventing air leaks! Want to learn more?

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