Ceiling Insulation – A Good Investment

Ceiling insulation is one of the best investments you can make when it comes to home improvement. Along with other forms of home insulation, ceiling insulation helps to cut your heating and cooling bills, up to as much as 50% in some cases. If you have been looking for a way to bring down your energy bills, ceiling insulation will definitely help you to do just that!

Insulation works by slowing down the flow of hot air in a space, and the better the R-value of your insulation, the more the movement of the heat slows down. It never stops all the way, but just slowing it down makes a big difference in the temperature of your home. For example, let us suppose you do not have ceiling insulation in your home. It is quite cold outside, so you have the heat on. It just seems to you as if you can never get your house warm enough, so you bump up the thermostat a little more. This, of course, makes your heating bill much larger than it needs to be.

Since hot air rises, a lot of the heat that your heating system produces is going straight up into your attic and outside. This happens even if you have wall insulation. In hot weather, the cold air from your air conditioning can also seep out of your home through the ceiling if you have no ceiling insulation. Hot and cold air from outside can also come into a house without ceiling insulation.

How many layers of insulation are needed to stop the flow of hot and cold air from leaving the inside of your house depends a lot on the climate of the area where your house is located. A house that is in a part of the country that does not experience much hot weather will only need ceiling or attic insulation. A house that is located in an area where it is common to have warm and hot weather definitely needs two layers of insulation. Usually, both ceiling insulation and roof insulation will be needed. The roof insulation is particularly important, as it helps to keep the heat of the sun beaming down on the house roof from overheating the home.

There are several types of ceiling insulation that can be used to help you to save on your utility bills. Cellulose insulation is made from recycled newsprint, and is considered a "green", earth friendly choice. It is chemically treated to be resistant to fire, insects, and mould. Fibreglass is a very common choice for ceiling insulation. Made of molten glass, it comes in large rolls of pink or yellow, called batts. It is also available as a loose-fill form. Fibreglass and wool insulation is a popular choice in Australia. This variety is available in batt or roll form. Rockwool insulation is made from around 75% steel slag, and around 25% of basalt rock. This is the only type of insulation made that is able to stop fire.

Ceiling insulation is a smart choice for homeowners who want to save money on heating and cooling their home. Make sure you choose a material that has the highest R-rating possible for the best possible results.

Unlike other insulation providers who are bounded to one product, Aussie Insulations Specialists has the flexiblity to use insulation best suited to your circumstances. We specialise in energy efficient insulation for your home. For more information, visit Insulation.