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Air Sealing with Koala Insulation of Cincinnati

Air leaks are insulation’s worst nightmare! These occur around windows, doors, pipework, electrical cables and in attic spaces. Escaping air reduces the effectiveness of your insulation.

Here is how the team at Koala Insulation of Cincinnati like to explain the impact and necessity of addressing air leaks in your home. Just imagine opening a window in your house and leaving it that way for 24 hours a day, all year long!  On balmy spring days, the breeze wouldn’t be so bad and it might be refreshing if the humidity level was low here in Cincinnati and if you didn’t have to be concerned with any family member or guest having allergies or sensitivity to the outside environment. But in the freezing cold winter and the sticky humid heat of summer, with the furnace or AC on, smart homeowners and professional insulation contractors would recognize they might as well be throwing money out that window to pay for the escaping heated or cooled air.

Studies show that the measure of air leakage can typically achieve whole house energy impact of 10%-20%, in older homes levels of air leaks may be much higher, these results are from the U.S Department of Energy’s Building America and Home Performance with ENERGY STAR.

Let us help you feel the impact of having that window closed.  Before you begin to tackle work related to improving the efficiency of your home, take the time to reach out to us for a free insulation evaluation. We are committed here at Koala Insulation of Cincinnati to delivering efficiency and improving your comfort.