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Insulation for Your New Home

  

Insulating Your Home
It may seem like an uninteresting product selection, but insulation is a critical material in determining your home's energy efficiency and the amount of money you'll end up spending for cooling and heating. When properly and adequately installed in your floors, walls and ceilings, this relatively cheap product is maintenance free and quietly does its job for the life of your home.
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Insulating Properly
Insulation is one of the keys to a comfortable, energy-efficient home. But simply having the right amount of insulation is not enough. If insulation is not properly installed, a home can have excessive heat gain during the summer and heat loss in the winter-forcing the heating and cooling systems to work overtime.
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Know Your R-Value
Insulation may seem like an unexciting material, but it's one that shouldn't be overlooked because it is a critical factor in determining your home's energy efficiency and the amount of money you spend for heating. When installed properly and adequately in your floors, walls and ceilings, this relatively cheap product is maintenance free and quietly does its job for the life of your home.
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