Home Insulation in Atlanta GA

Established building standards for home insulation are far below the standards recommended by the US Department of Energy. An average home in Atlanta, especially if it is over 10 years old, may have insulation with a value as low as R-19! We have the ability to quickly add cellulose insulation to an attic which will provide a substantial reduction in home energy costs. Adding only 8 inches of cellulose insulation can increase the average attic insulation to a value of R-49! Our insulation upgrades will immediately begin to reduce your utility bills.

    #1 ENERGY PROBLEM:
INSUFFICIENT INSULATION!

DID YOU KNOW . . .

The US Department of Energy recommends

• - A minimum R-value of R-49 for structures in the Southeast.
• - The #1 ENERGY SAVING for a home is Additional Insulation.

The average home has less than 12" of Fiberglass insulation!

• - 8 inches of loose-fill fiberglass provides an R-value of only R-20
• - Adding 8 inches of Cellulose Attic Insulation will increase your
     R-value to R-49
• - Results could be a savings in heating & cooling costs of
     up to 30%

Saves MONEY on your heating & cooling costs . . .
This product literally pays for itself!!!

• - For example, if your average heating and cooling costs
     runs $300 per month, with an average savings of 30%,
     you could save $1,080 per year!
• - $1,080 = $5,400 savings over 5 years . . . $10,800 over 10 years!

CELLULOSE INSULATION vs. Fiberglass

• - More Environmentally Friendly by using recycled natural
     cellulose fibers
• - Higher R-Value
• - No Skin/Dermal Irritants
• - Superb Sound Deafening Qualities
• - Contains 11.5% Borates meaning More Flame Retardant,
     and Pest Resistance

Most Homes Are Poorly Insulated

Most home builders use rolls of fiberglass insulation in new home construction. While fiberglass insulation allows for speed in home construction, it does not provide the best insulation value when compared to cellulose insulation. We always recommend cellulose insulation to our customers.

Why Use Cellulose Insulation?

Cellulose Insulation Beats Fiberglass Insulation in Performance "R-Value" (an expression of heat transfer resistance) is the standard for measuring insulation performance. At a value of R3.6 to R3.8 per inch, cellulose insulation is considerably better than most mineral fiber blowing wools. But, R-Value is only ONE factor in the energy efficiency of a home.

Studies of actual buildings regularly show that cellulose-insulated buildings may use 20% to 40% less energy than buildings with fiberglass, even if the R-value of the insulation in the walls and ceilings is identical.

Cellulose Insulation Tops Fiberglass in Safety

It is a known fact that all residential structures contain large amounts of wood. Cellulose insulation is the only wood-based building material that is always treated for fire retardancy. This precaution makes cellulose insulation one of the safest materials used in home construction.

Cellulose insulation, unlike fiberglass, is always treated with a fire retardant!

If a fire occurs, the dense structure of cellulose and its fire retardants slow the spread of fire through the building by blocking flames and hot gases while restricting the availability of oxygen in insulation walls and ceilings. Scientists at the National Research Council Canada report that "cellulose in the wall cavity provided and increase in the fire resistance performance of 22% to 55%." Fire is not impeded by fiberglass insulation.

The photo to the right shows a home insulated with cellulose insulation, which was devastated by fire.

As you can see, the cellulose insulation actually contained the fire to the attic space, sparing the majority of the house from damage: (photos courtesy of Advanced Fiber Technology)

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