NEW ORLEANS Blog

Summer Heat at Your Doorstep - Insulate for More Comfort & Lower Bills

In New Orleans, when summer hits, it hits hard.  It makes the world uncomfortable and runs up your energy bill like you wouldn’t believe. This week temperatures have been climbing, and you may be feeling it in your home. If that is the case, then it may be time for you to update your insulation. Insulation helps your home maintain its temperature, and helps you stay comfortable at home. Insulation provides resistance to heat flow, and lowers your cooling costs. Attics during the summer get very hot and can easily climb to 150 degrees or more. Without proper insulation this hot air can creep into your home and make you quite uncomfortable in your home. 

Imagine this, your attic is an oven turned on and is just sitting above your living space.  You need to stop that heat from penetrating into your home.  The transfer of heat comes from the joists that heat up and transfer heat and air leaks also allow hot air to enter your space.  

Here are some benefits to insulation during the summer:

1. Increased Energy Efficiency

Your home is full of tiny cracks and gaps that allows the cool air to escape and the hot air to creep in. Heat transfer via conduction happens much faster in objects with tightly packed atoms, solids, than those with spread-out atoms, gasses. Insulation acts to fill in these gaps and improve your overall energy efficiency.  LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS.

2. Protects the Planet

The definition of carbon footprint is the measure of the amount of carbon dioxide and other carbon compounds emitted due to the consumption of fossil fuels by a particular person, group, etc. Insualting your home not only keeps you comfortable, but it also reduces your carbon footprint by conserving your home's energy. FEEL BETTER ABOUT THE WORLD.

3. HVAC Replacement & Repair

When your HVAC system is overworked by excess heat and improper insulation, this excess stress can make it fail. Replacement costs can be quite expensive, and if you properly insulate your home, you can save yourself money and time. AGAIN…LOWER ELECTRICITY BILLS.

At Koala Insulation, we know that you want to be comfortable in your home.  Lots of times HVAC units run non-stop and can only get your home that much more comfortable, but won’t completely do the job.  You need insulation in these instances.  85% of households don’t have enough insulation.  We can get you there.  We can help lower your bills and save you money…and make your summer home in the city much more comfortable.

Call Koala Insulation of Greater New Orleans to upgrade your insulation, and enjoy a cool summer! (504) 930-4093