Batt Insulation is installed in the batts throughout your house to help keep the temperatures steady during the hot and cold seasons.

Batt insulation resists the flow of heat. Heat is a form of energy and it always travels from hot to cold. It flows outward in winter and inward in the summer. Since insulation slows the heat flow, a house that is insulated correctly uses less energy in winter for heating and less in the summer for cooling.

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Many homeowners struggle to keep up with the payment of utility bills. Heating and cooling bills account for 50 to 70% of energy use in the average U.S home. Roughly 20% is towards heating water. Ironically, lighting and appliances, and other items account for only 10 to 30% of the energy used in most residences. Having a house that is properly insulated can help with this problem. But not just with the payment of energy bills but keeping the climate inside your house at a steady level during the hot and cold seasons. Areas such as your garage, basement, and attic, typically have the unsteadiest temperatures during the different seasons.

Batt insulation can also serve as a sound barrier. Sounds such as trains, traffic, outside conversation, and pets can be greatly reduced by adding insulation in the proper area. It can also help in reducing the amount of sound within your house. It can reduce sounds such as the television, radio, washers and dryers, or conversation from a different room. Insulation transforms outside sounds into heat, which radiates throughout the home.

Homeowners often cut batt insulation to fit in the smaller areas and crevices of their house. Cutting batt insulation to fit around wiring and plumbing is a common practice. Batt insulation should be correctly cut to fit snugly at the sides and ends, but not so large that it is to buckle. Batts should always fill the cavity. When it comes to installing batt insulation in raised floors and garages there should be no gaps nor should the insulation be compressed or doubled over.

Installing batt insulation in your home can more then pay for itself in the money you’ll save on utility bills in the next few years. This, of course, is contingent upon the insulation being installed in your house correctly.

When purchasing batt insulation it is important to make sure that it is undamaged and in proper working order. Lack of this can result in air leakage and energy loss in your home. Unless your home was built with special consideration for energy efficiency then insulation is inevitable.

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• Batt insulation should be correctly cut to fit snugly at the sides and ends.
• Batt insulation can also serve as a sound barrier in your home.
• Heating and cooling account for 50 to 70% of energy in the average U.S home.