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3 Signs Your Home Doesn’t Have Enough Insulation

Insulation plays a vital role in maintaining consistent temperatures inside your home. Adequate insulation helps prevent air loss, ensuring that your HVAC system doesn’t have to work as hard to keep your home comfortable. However, many homes are under-insulated. Here’s how you can identify when your property doesn’t have enough.

How to Recognize When Your Home Needs Insulation

1. Rising Energy Bills

Even when insulation is installed properly, it can settle and become less effective over time. Your energy costs will gradually increase when your HVAC system must work harder to heat or cool your home. Drafty windows or issues with the HVAC system itself could also be to blame, so scheduling a home energy audit is a good idea to identify the exact source of your rising utility bills.

2. Temperature Fluctuations

When a home is under-insulated, some areas will be better insulated than others. So, while the kitchen may feel comfortable, your living room might feel too cold or hot, depending on the time of year. The less insulated rooms create an avenue for heat to escape and become less comfortable.

3. Excess Noise

Insulation doesn’t just help you maintain comfortable temperatures inside the home—it can also serve as a noise barricade. By absorbing sound, it keeps indoor noise from drifting outside and reduces loud street sounds. If your neighbors complain that you’re watching movies too loudly or the sound of every car driving past wakes you at night, you likely don’t have enough insulation.

Ensure your home is adequately insulated with an energy audit from Koala Insulation of Newark. Serving New Castle County, DE, for over 15 years, their licensed and insured insulation installation team provides top-quality work while also helping you determine which type of insulation will be the best fit for your needs. Visit the website to learn more about them, or call (302) 273-8476 to schedule a free estimate.