SuperAttic Insulation in Longmeadow, MA
Challenge
Significant heat loss from home and ducts in the winter caused drafts upstairs and downstairs and higher electric and fuel bills were the challenges for homeowners in Longmeadow, Ma.
Vented attacks are in hostile places at 30 degrees in the winter and 125 degrees in the summer. They are awful places to store things due to the extreme conditions. Another issue is with your ducts because they are opposite temperatures to the air in the ducts that you paid to heat and cool. The attic floor (your ceilings), allows air from the inside the house to leak into the attic where it is lost. For each cubic foot of air that leaks out, a cubic foot of air from the outside enters the bottom of the house, making your lower levels cold and drafty. The heat from the house in the attic meals snow on the roof where it refreezes at the eaves causing destructive ice damming. In the summer, the sun heats your roof to 160 degrees, which radiates to the attic and then to your ceilings and rooms.
Solution
Fogarty's Home Services helped make the homeowner's house less drafty, and warmer for this winter!
SilverGlo EPS foam insulation board with graphite is installed on the underside of your roof deck. The graphite is installed on the bottom of your roof deck. the graphite gives it a superior R-value and a foil face on both sides reflects heat out in the summer and back during the winter to prevent ice damming. In summer, excess heat is vented out. No harsh chemicals are sprayed in your home, like spray foam. The attic is now part of your home's conditioned space; ducts in the attic are no longer in a hostile environment. Your attic is clean, less dusty, and suitable for storage. You can even finish your attic! The SuperAttic advanced conversion system after completion helps to lower fuel and electric bills and makes your home more comfortable.
