Why Your Attic Is Important to Your Home | Koala Insulation of Hickory
Having a comfortable home is every homeowner’s goal! No one wants to be too hot or constantly have to walk around your home wrapped up in a blanket.
In order to achieve the comfort level you desire, having a properly insulated home is crucial. In addition, your attic needs to be able to function properly!
The Importance of Attic Ventilation
We all know that heat rises, right? As your HVAC system pumps out air, the warmest air rises to the highest levels of your home.
Eventually, it makes its way to your attic! If your attic doesn’t have the ventilation it needs, all of that hot air will linger and become stagnant.
Over time, a chronically hot attic can lead to roof damage. The hot and moist air can cause nails, flashing and other metal to rust, and it can compromise your shingles if mold starts to grow. Attic vents help keep this all from happening by passively moving air through your home.
Why Is Humidity a Bad Thing?
Having humidity in your home’s air can help you breathe more comfortably, but you don’t want an excess of it anywhere near your attic. Humid air has a higher moisture content, which can cause all kinds of trouble in your attic.
Excess moisture leads to mildew and mold growth, and if you don’t use your attic regularly, you could wind up with a full infestation before you even think to check for one.
Over time, lingering moisture can lead to water damage and structural issues. It can leak down your walls and wreak havoc in your living areas as well.
How Can I Support My Attic?
By calling Koala Insulation, of course! We can add some insulation to your attic in areas that help control the heat transfer process, and we can air seal around any drafty windows or attic hatches.
That is all helpful to supporting a healthier attic, but it doesn’t stop there. We can also install a solar attic fan to help keep the air moving. Attic fans circulate the air to pull out the hot, humid air and replace it with cool, dry air.
All attics require a little TLC! Koala Insulation of Hickory to get started.
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We Provide Insulation Services to the Following Hickory Areas
BOOMER, HIDDENITE, HUDSON, LENOIR, MILLERS CREEK, MORAVIAN FALLS, MORGANTON, NORTH WILKESBORO, STONY POINT, TAYLORSVILLE, VALDESE, WILKESBORO, HICKORY, CATAWBA, CLAREMONT, CONNELLY SPRINGS, CONOVER, GRANITE FALLS, HILDEBRAN, MAIDEN, NEWTON, SHERRILLS FORD, TERRELL
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WILKES, ALEXANDER, CALDWELL, BURKE, IREDELL, CATAWBA
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28606, 28636, 28638, 28645, 28651, 28654, 28655, 28659, 28678, 28681, 28690, 28697, 28601, 28602, 28609, 28610, 28612, 28613, 28630, 28637, 28650, 28658, 28673, 28682
