Keeping your Olympia home’s crawl space well insulated is incredibly important when it comes to saving money on your energy bills.
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Insulation works to prevent the transfer of heat through the walls, ceiling, and floor of your home. When some rooms are better insulated than others, the air temperature from room to room can change dramatically. Cold floors, cold walls or excessive heat in upstairs and attic areas are signs that your Olympia home is not well insulated.
Olympia homes that lack proper insulation spend more money on their energy bills. Investing in crawl space insulation creates an average energy savings of 30% – 80%, simply because the insulation enables their homes to be more energy efficient.
Spray foam crawl space insulation is made from two types of composite material: polyurethane, and isocyanate. When sprayed out of the tip of the spray foam gun, the substance gradually expands, filling in the cracks and crannies of your crawl space or attic before curing. Spray foam insulation is the most effective material for insulating your Olympia crawl space available.
Fiberglass insulation is usually installed as large segments of insulation that are rolled or laid out onto a surface, such as flooring, ceilings, or in wall cavities. Blown fiberglass is becoming more and more popular, comprising one of the main insulation jobs we’re asked to do.
Cellulose crawl space insulation is made from recycled paper products. It’s recycled material content is very high, generally between 82-85%. The manufacturing process reduces the paper products to very small pieces, which are then fiberized and mixed with a flame and insect retardant, usually mineral borate or ammonium sulfate.
Cotton is a favorite of the environmentally friendly Olympia, WA. Most cotton insulations consist of 85% recycled cotton and about 15% plastic fibers, which are generally treated with boric acid as a flame retardant. Cotton insulation is non-toxic, and can be installed without respiratory or skin exposure protection.
Recycled jeans, post-industrial denim and cotton, denim insulation is an eco-friendly insulation material for your home. While it is more expensive than other types of crawl space insulation, if you’re looking for an earth-friendly insulation material, denim insulation is the type of insulation for your home in Olympia.