The Advantages and Disadvantages of Foam Insulation

 

Nowadays, spray foam insulation is becoming very popular because of its easy application. Its also a nice alternative to the expensive but quality traditional fiber glass insulation. But before you decide to use the foam insulation, you have to be aware first of benefits as the effectiveness of this product will bring about changes to your home, especially the heating costs. Almost all of the energy at home is consumed on either the interior heating or cooling. When prices go up, you don't really have much of a choice when winter strikes in but there are other ways in which you can lessen your energy consumption.

The average household in the US spends to as much as $650 yearly in heaters and air conditioners alone; this survey was done by the US government. And with this information, you can actually reduce by picking the right kind of insulation in your homes. Spending a few hundred bucks for your interior insulation can cut down these energy consumptions to as much as 30 to 40 percent. This is not a dead investment at all. However, the question now is choosing the proper insulation and this can be done by checking out its pros and cons. The quality of air in your house will depend on the kind of insulation you will use in your home. You can also try to consider the effects of the environment when you dispose these insulators after usage. One thing you also have to check out is the R-value which pertains to the thermal resistance of the insulator. The higher the R-value of the material the better the insulation the material can offer.

Let us first define what foam insulation is, foam insulation is used to fill up the gaps including the crevices using a spray gun. Once the liquid fills in the gaps, this expands and covers the gaps and serving as an insulation. The liquid product is made from a foaming agent that expands to form foams. They grow 100 times bigger than their original size and may dry out as a group of polymer bubbles clumped together.

Spray foam insulation has many different types; one is expanding spray foam used for polyurethane foam. This is usually used to insulate the walls and house ceilings effectively. It creates a barrier from the gaps and from the heat dissipation during winter season from the outside and during summer, it prevents the heat dissipation from the outside to inside.

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