The Benefits of Spray Foam Insulation in Cary
As seasons change in the Triangle, you may notice evidence of your home not being adequately insulated- drafts, rattling windows, unusually high heating bills. Your house could have areas of uninsulated or poorly insulated space that could cause air leakage and drafts. That could mean you’re paying to cool or heat air that then leaks outside, or having to pay increased energy costs because cold or hot air is leaking into your home from outside.
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Our team would be happy to answer any questions you have about spray foam insulation. LiveGreen Inc. has had incredible success using SPF in Cary homes, and we’ll love the opportunity to come to your home and review how SPF from LiveGreen could benefit your home and family. Contact us today to schedule a consultation!
Spray foam insulation (SPF) from LiveGreen Inc. is a versatile, high-performance insulation choice for Cary homeowners, but you may not be as familiar with it as it is different from traditional fiberglass insulation rolls, and is best applied by qualified professionals, like our teams at LiveGreen.
The key to spray foam’s performance is its application: 2 separate liquids- a polyol resin and a form of isocyanate- combine as it’s applied. The liquids react quickly as sprayed, creating a foam that conforms to the surrounding surface and sealing the area of application. You end up with a tightly sealed, energy efficient area where air infiltration and air movement is blocked. SPF is the ideal product for sealing crawl spaces, attics, wall cavities, exterior walls, or interior wall cavities. SPF also acts as an air barrier and vapor retarder for any space that would otherwise allow air, pollutants, or allergens into your home.
There are three primary types of SPF that are used for insulation, and each offers a different R-Value (which means its resistance to air flow). The greater the R value, the better the product is at insulating a space.
High-density SPF: Used predominantly for exterior or roofing applications, this closed-cell foam has an R value starting at 5.5 per inch.
Medium-density SPF: This spray foam product is usually used for unvented attics, to fill interior wall cavities, anywhere where continuous insulation is called for. R values start at 5.7 per inch.
Low-density SPF: This is a 0.5 lbs. per cubic foot open-cell foam with R values starting at 3.6 per inch.
Depending on where you live in Cary, and what kind of home you have in Cary, LiveGreen Inc. can advise you on the best SPF for your particular space to make sure your home is kept comfortable and energy efficient.
That’s why our LiveGreen professionals are the ideal team to install your spray foam- and we’re happy to give you a free quote on our services!
Put simply, an R value refers to a material’s resistance to heat transfer. As whysprayfoam.org® puts it, “Higher R-values mean that the material is more resistant to heat passing through it, making the material a better insulator. R-values are often listed at 1-inch depth for ease of comparing insulation products.
SPF products provide a variety of R-values to meet a multitude of performance requirements. For example, different parts of the home or building benefit from different insulation R-values and local energy codes require different R-values for different climates. SPF can also go far beyond code for super-insulated structures, vastly exceeding minimum code requirements.”
As you can see, where you live affects the type of R value that will best suit your home, and our LiveGreen professionals are happy to meet with you, give you a free project estimate, and review which SPF product/R value best suits the requirements- both building code compliance and for costs savings and comfort- for your home in Cary.
LiveGreen can improve your homes energy efficiency!
LiveGreen Inc. offers a range of insulation types that work well in our climate. One of the products that LiveGreen offers that works beautifully in almost every home is spray foam insulation. Unlike traditional insulation materials, spray foam doesn’t settle, compress or sag- so it never loses its shape, and continues to perform through the years. When you hire LiveGreen to install spray foam in your Cary home, the foam expands on installation to fill gaps and cracks and make your home more air-tight, protecting its energy efficiency.
Spray Foam from LiveGreen Inc. also helps prevent condensation from getting into your walls or attic where mold or mildew issues could develop. With the temperature and humidity swings in Eastern North Carolina, condensation issues can develop in homes that are under-insulated. Condensation forms when there’s a big temperature difference between inside your home and the outside air- you’ve probably noticed it on doors and windows as a matter of course when seasons are changing. But if there’s regular air leakage in your home, condensation can form and collect over time, causing mold and mildew issues that can affect the air in your home, and by extension, your health. That’s the benefit of spray foam insulation from LiveGreen: it forms a tighter seal than conventional insulation, preventing outside air from coming in contact with your conditioned inside air.
Where LiveGreen Spray Foam insulation can help:
Spray foam insulation can benefit most areas in your home because of how it’s delivered into spaces, and how it then expands and performs. When you contact LiveGreen and schedule our professionals to install spray foam into your home, initially our team will come out and prep the area where the foam is going to be installed.
Then we run a delivery hose from our high-tech rig to the area being insulated, and spray the foam directly into the designated area, making sure the foam mix and temperature is exactly right for the area being treated. The process is so seamless you can start enjoying the comfortable, energy-efficient results immediately after installation!
Contact LiveGreen Inc. today for a free energy assessment and project quote!
Visit our online gallery to see examples of LiveGreen spray foam insulation projects we’ve done for our customers and to read customer reviews. And contact LiveGreen Inc. today to schedule an energy assessment and free project quote for areas where you could benefit from spray foam insulation installation in your home.