Is Your Home Under-Insulated?

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Signs that your home does not have enough insulation:

  1. Difficulty keeping home comfortable. Insulation helps to regulate the temperature in your home, keeping the heated or cooled air inside where it’s needed to keep the occupants comfortable. If you and your family find it difficult keeping your home cool in the summer and warm in the winter, your home is insufficiently insulated.
  2. High energy bills. Are you paying a fortune each month to heat and cool your home? When heated and cooled air leaks out of your home through floors, walls, attics, and windows, you may be running furnaces and air-conditioning systems constantly, which tdrives up the energy bill. 
  3. The presence of rodents and pests. Insulation fills in cracks, crevices and holes in attics, basements and walls, preventing unwanted critters and insects from entering the home.
  4. Frozen pipes. If your pipes freeze every time the temperature drops significantly, you need insulation. Frozen pipes not only stops the flow of water, they may burst and lead to flooding. 
  5. Ice dams. Ice dams are a common sight all over New England. These humps of ice form on the edge of roofs and cause damage not only to the roof, but inside the home as well. One sure way to fix the underlying problem that causes ice dams– properly insulation that prevents the roof from getting warm and snow from melting.

If you notice these signs, let’s talk. Greenstamp Insulation fills your walls, attics, basements, crawlspaces and garages with the most effective insulation available. You’ll notice improved comfort indoors right away and lower energy bills!

 

Signs You Should Remove Old Insulation

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If you have an older home and notice that it’s getting more drafty and harder to keep comfortable, it may be time to check the quality of your insulation. While it is possible to to add fresh material on top of it, it’s important that the underlying insulation not be wet, damp or previously made wet.

Signs you should remove old insulation include:

  • Water damage
  • Signs of rodents, pests or mold
  • Fire damage

Common areas where it is easier to check the quality of  insulation are crawl spaces, attics and basements. Water from rain or a busted pipe can soak into the insulation in these areas. Wet insulation becomes a breeding ground for mold, mildew and insects.  Before replacing damaged insulation, it is important to find and fix the cause of the moisture issue. 

The insulation team at Greenstamp can install fresh insulation in homes throughout MA and NH.  Whether you need extra insulation on top of your current materials or need to replace old insulation, we can help. Contact us for an insulation evaluation and a free estimate.

Reasons to Insulate Basements

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A cozy home is a wonderful thing during the cold New England winters and the sweltering summer. A cozy home begins in the basement.

Basements can account for about 25 percent of a home’s total heat loss. The large, uninsulated surface area below ground level can allow significant air leakage. An insulated basement plays a vital role in a home’s insulation system– keeping cool air in during the summer and keep a home warmer during the cooler months. 

A properly insulated basement boosts comfort, cuts energy bills, and reduces drafts.

Basement insulation has other benefits, including:

  • Safeguarding home’s structural integrity by preventing moisture damage
  • Protecting exposed pipes and HVAC systems from extreme temperature swings causing them to burst or breakdown
  • Filling-in openings to keep mice and other rodents from entering the home
  • Delivering noise control to dampen the sounds from a mechanical or utility room

Common basement insulation options include:

  • Fiber glass insulation
  • Foam board, or rigid board insulation
  • Sprayfoam insulation

Each type of insulation has its strengths when installed properly. Choosing the best way to insulate will depend on the design of basement and how the basement is used. 

Contact us! We’ll come to you to inspect the issues in your basement, discuss your goals on its use, and provide the best possible insulation solution for your budget.

 

 

 

Middleton MA Residential Basement Gets Insulated and More

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The basement of a home in northern MA was insulated by the Green Stamp team! The installers sprayed foam insulation along the exterior walls to create an air and vapor barrier for energy efficient heating and cooling. Sound attenuation insulation was installed through out the mechanical/utility room to deliver noise control in the  stud wall cavities of the interior room partitions. The exposed foam in the utility room was coated with a flame control intumescent coating for added fire-prevention. This job is an example of a complete basement insulation installation.

If your basement is noisy, damp and too hot or cold, contact us! We’ll come to you to inspect the issues in your basement and provide the best possible insulation solution for your budget.

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