Home Appeal Insulation

Everyone knows they have insulation in their house, but not everyone knows what insulation actually does for their home. Most people know it has something to do with hot and cold air, and some even know that it helps with energy efficiency, but do you know how?

Here’s a quick look at what insulation actually does:

Hot air will always try to get to an area that is colder. When it’s warm inside your house in the middle of December, the heat will naturally look for ways to get to the cold air outside.

In the middle of the summer, the heat does the opposite. The warm air outside, heated by the sun, tries to get to the cool air inside—you don’t want that!

This process is called “heat transfer,” and the goal is to keep the warm air where you want it, either outside or in.

Insulation works like a barrier or a shield in the walls of your home. When heat tries to escape through it in the winter, it is slowed down, keeping it in your home much longer than if there were no insulation.

In the same way, it slows down hot air from the outside trying to come in when you’re trying to keep your home cool.

Good insulation will slow heat transfer down more than poor insulation, providing more comfort and more savings on utility bills. It’s important to make sure you’re getting good quality insulation, so ask around if you aren’t sure!