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Why Insulation Matters for Your Austin Home

When you think about your home, what comes to mind first? You probably picture your family, your favorite reading spot or your dinner table where many of your family memories are made. After all, your home is where your heart is!

While you may not think about it on a daily basis, your insulation is one of the most important parts of your home’s function and is the reason why your home is comfortable and cozy no matter the season. Properly insulating your home can keep you comfortable, control your energy bills and even reduce the risk of certain types of home damage.

Prioritizing Comfort

Insulation is often associated with staying warm when it is cold out, but that is only part of what insulation can do! It works hard no matter what season we are in to help control energy transfer and minimize rapid energy loss throughout your home.

In the winter, it keeps your home warmer by minimizing heat loss. In the summer, it helps support a cooler home by keeping that hot and humid air outside where it belongs.

It does this by passively controlling air flow throughout the entire house. If air was able to move freely, it would quickly rise and escape right out of your attic and through the gaps and cracks in your home. Insulation ensures this process is more controlled so each room in your home doesn’t experience drastic temperature fluctuations.

Controlling Energy Costs

The majority of your energy bill comes from the heating and cooling costs associated with your AC and furnace. If your home has a draft problem or if air is moving up and out of your house constantly, your HVAC system is going to need to work in overdrive to keep bringing your internal temperature back to where it needs to be.

That will directly affect how high your bill is every month, and it could seriously add up over time without you even seeing an increase in your home’s comfort. You are essentially paying to heat or cool the air outside, and no one wants that!

New insulation will lower those bills reliably for years because it will prevent that rapid energy loss cycle from happening. If your HVAC system has to kick on less throughout the day, that means more money for you!

Moisture and Noise Benefits

Drafty or under-insulated homes often have moisture problems as well because there is no way to control when humid air comes and goes in your rooms. As that hot and humid air rises, it can become stagnant in your attic and cause mildew or even mold to form. Insulation helps reduce humidity levels by keeping that air outside where it belongs.

Another benefit of new insulation is the noise reduction qualities it possesses. Insulation helps reduce noise transfer from room to room and even from the outside in. If you live in a busy neighborhood or right by the highway, this benefit could help make your home much more quiet, calm and peaceful.

Convinced yet? Contact Koala Insulation of Austin today!