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When the holiday season rolls around, there's nothing more important than having a warm, comfortable home that's well-protected against the cold and snow outside.
If your house was cold and drafty last winter, it could be due to poor insulation and air sealing. Homes that aren't sealed and insulated properly let the cold right in. If you don't want to host Jack Frost at the holiday table again this winter, keep reading to find out how insulation and air sealing can help!
How Do Insulation and Air
Read moreInstalling new insulation is one of the most effective ways to improve your home's energy efficiency, comfort, and health. But installing insulation isn't as simple as buying a few fiberglass batts from your local hardware store and laying them out in your attic. To see real benefits from a home insulation upgrade, you need to know where your current insulation is lacking and whether other issues, like air leaks, are contributing to your comfort and efficiency issues.
A home energy audit will evaluate your home for missing insulation, air
Read moreDays are getting cooler and fall is on it’s way! That means now is the perfect time to ensure your family is comfortable this winter with an insulation upgrade. Planning ahead can help you prepare your home for cold winter temperatures so your family stays comfortable and help you save on expensive heating costs.
The pros at The Insulation Man can install the right insulation and air sealing for anywhere in your home.
Does Your Home Need New Insulation and Air Sealing?
It’s not always easy to tell whether you need an
Read moreEvery homeowner knows how serious moisture intrusion can be. Moisture in your home can damage building materials, raise indoor humidity levels, encourage mold growth, and lead to poor indoor air quality.
There are many steps you can take to protect your home against moisture intrusion, and you're probably familiar with common solutions like sump pumps and vapor barriers. One of the most effective ways to control moisture in your home, however, is a lesser-known measure called air sealing.
What Is Air Sealing?
Air sealing is the
Read moreAre your cooling costs out of control this summer? What feels like an endless heat wave has sent many of us here in New York running for our air conditioners, and left us with high summer AC bills.
If you want to get your cooling costs under control without having to sacrifice comfort, you need to upgrade your home's insulation and air sealing. Insulation and air sealing help your home block heat out and hold AC in so you can run your cooling system less frequently and still keep your house comfortable.
Keep reading to learn more about summer insulation benefits and how new
Read moreAre you worried about high summer energy bills? Do you wish there was a way to keep your house cool without spending a fortune on air conditioning? Insulation and air sealing are the solution you’ve been searching for. Properly insulated and air-sealed houses don’t leak energy the way unsealed and underinsulated homes do, leading to greater comfort and lower cooling costs.
Keep reading to learn more about the benefits of insulation in the summer and why you should be thinking about your home’s energy efficiency all year round.
Insulate Your
Read moreSpring brings warm weather and sunshine, but it also brings allergies! If you’re prone to spring allergies, you know how sick pollen can make you feel when you’re spending time outside. But did you know that outdoor allergens can make you sick inside, too?
If you have hay fever that doesn’t improve or even gets worse when you’re at home, pollen is likely getting into your house from the outside. Keep reading to learn why this happens and how you can stop it to improve your indoor air quality and relieve seasonal allergies indoors with help from The Insulation Man.
What Causes
Read moreAre you dealing with high energy bills, poor indoor air quality, or an uncomfortable home? It may be time to schedule a home energy audit with The Insulation Man.
An energy audit is a comprehensive evaluation of your home’s energy efficiency. It includes a blower door test to look for air leakage, infrared diagnostics to locate gaps in your insulation, and more. By
Read moreIce dams are a problem that plagues many Binghamton, New York homes in the winter. They seem to come out of nowhere and before you know it, you have a pile of ice on your roof and water leaking into your attic.
If you’re worried about ice dams forming on your roof or are looking for a way to prevent ice dams in your gutters, The Insulation Man can help. We insulate attics to prevent ice dams and protect your home. With decades of experience and a team of highly skilled installation technicians, we are the insulation company Binghamton, NY homeowners trust most.
Read moreWinter has officially arrived here in New York, and all of us are looking for ways to stay warm while the temperatures plummet. If you’re dealing with a house that never feels quite warm enough, it may be time to upgrade your insulation. Insulation is one of the most effective ways to improve your home comfort and reduce your energy costs!
The Insulation Man installs high-efficiency insulation to protect your home against the winter temperatures and keep your family
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