Thermal insulation is still the most important and most cost-effective way of saving energy, and for virtually all homes will have the single largest impact on reducing fuel costs year after year. Up to 35% of heat loss is through the roof of your home. Installing proper attic insulation will dramatically reduce your heating bills and keep your home warm and comfortable. Attic and loft insulation acts as a blanket trapping rising heat in your house and keeping it worm for longer saving you money on your fuel bills.
Even though most houses built up to 2004 will have some level of attic insulation, they tend to perform poorly in line with today's regulations on proper attic insulation guidelines. This is particularly true for older houses that may have no insulation or poorly fitted insulation.
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Traditional versus Blown-in Attic Insulation
Throughout the decades the most common form of attic insulation was fiberglass quilt insulation. This comes in rolls which are cut to the desired width of the spaces between the roofing joists. It is then rolled out flat slong the topside of the ceiling board. With the advent of new technologies and resins, today's quilt insulation has become easier and healthier to install while offering high R-values to heat resistance and the same fire retardant properties.
Blown-in insulation, as opposed to blanket insulation which uses fiberglass or rockwool blankets, creates a seamless blanket of insulation in your attic. You could spend hours kneeling to achieve the same result with fiberglass batts in your attic. Once installed and expanded to the uniform thickness, blown in insulation offers a known, consistent R-value. Cellulose is a common and advantageous type of blown in insulation due to is its thermal resistive value and fire retardant characteristics.
