The benefits of Spray Foam Insulation in Durham NC Area
If you live in Durham, you’re familiar with some of the area’s varied topography. Durham NC homeowners can be dealing with all kinds of construction: concrete slab, split level with a mix of slab and crawl space, stone, concrete masonry, basement, no basement, attic rafters or roof trusses.
As a Durham homeowner that means your house could have a LOT of uninsulated or poorly insulated space that could cause air leakage and drafts. And no one wants to pay to cool or heat air that then leaks outside. Conversely, no one wants higher energy bills because cold or hot air is leaking into your home from outside.
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One of the insulation products that LiveGreen offers that works beautifully in homes in North Carolina is spray foam insulation. Unlike traditional insulation materials, spray foam doesn’t lose its shape- Ever. It doesn’t settle, compress or sag. What spray foam does for your Durham home is It expands on installation to fill gaps and cracks and make your space more air-tight, continuing to protect your home’s energy efficiency over time.
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 wide temperature and humidity swings in Eastern North Carolina, condensation issues often occur t in Triangle area homes that are under-insulated. When there’s a big temperature difference between inside your home and the outside air condensation forms. If you have air leakage in your home, that’s where condensation can form and collect, 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. That prevents condensation from forming and causing problems for your home and family.
Areas in your home 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 schedule LiveGreen to install spray foam into your home our team will first 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 desired 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!
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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.
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LiveGreen answers your Spray Foam Insulation FAQs
As a homeowner, you probably have some questions about spray foam insulation (SPF), both about its uses and application. At LiveGreen, we’ve been working with Durham homeowners for years, and have heard some recurring questions over time that we’d like to answer for you here, so you can make an educated decision about how best to insulate your home. Living in Durham, your home construction could be built on a concrete slab, a mix of slab and crawl space, stone, concrete masonry, basement, no basement, attic rafters or roof Trusses- and spray foam insulation is a great option for these types of home.
Because Durham is in a temperate climate, our houses are built differently than in the northern, colder climates. This allows for air circulation, but can also mean your house could have some uninsulated or poorly insulated space that could cause excessive air leakage and drafts. Spray foam insulation installed by LiveGreen is a great option for sealing those spaces because of its versatility and performance.
While being a homeowner can mean you master a lot of do-it-yourself projects (thanks YouTube!), installing spray foam insulation should NOT be one of them. Applying spray foam insulation requires complex equipment operated by a professional installer who is trained in the safe, correct installation of the polyurethane foam. Also spray foam insulation equipment is not for rent- and the small kits available are only intended for sealing cracks or joints- very small projects that it’s safe for a homeowner to perform.
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!
For new construction, LiveGreen can professionally install spray foam insulation in your home as it’s being built- after some elements have been roughed in like plumbing, wiring and duct work for your HVAC system. For existing construction, LiveGreen can apply spray foam insulation where appropriate for the insulation type/function- for instance, to the inside of roofs, under floors, etc. For best results, contact us to come to your home and do a free on-site consultation, so we can be clear on the area’s you need insulated, and can recommend the best insulation type for the space/job.
This is a great question if you live in an area of Durham that is prone to flooding or standing water due to storms, the occasional hurricane, or if your home is in a flood zone. The good news here is that yes, you can use closed-cell spray foam insulation for your crawl space, and lower sections of walls and ceilings that may be affected, even in an area that’s prone to flooding. FEMA classified closed foam SPF as a Class 5 Flood Damage-Resistant material. For you, this means spray foam insulation meets the most stringent classification from FEMA to qualify as a flood-damage resistant material.
The Benefits of Spray Foam Insulation from LiveGreen Inc.
To re-cap, spray foam insulation works beautifully in Durham homes because it fills all kinds of spaces, and never settles, compresses or sags- so by keeping its shape, it retains its effectiveness. This makes it an excellent product for increasing your home’s energy efficiency.
Spray Foam from LiveGreen also forms a tighter seal than conventional insulation, preventing condensation from forming and causing moisture problems for your home and family.
Contact LiveGreen Inc. today to schedule an energy assessment and free project quote for areas where your home could benefit from spray foam insulation installation.
