If you’re like many New Orleanians, your air conditioner is perhaps the most valued and hardest working appliance in your home. It makes those scorching summer days tolerable by cooling and dehumidifying the air. Choosing an air conditioner, then, is a decision that shouldn’t be made lightly. It’s a common misconception that a bigger AC […]
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What’s The Difference Between Open or  Closed Spray Foam? Take a look at this chart. Properties Open Cell Spray Foam Closed Cell Spray Foam Texture spongy hard, smooth Cost less expensive more expensive R-value R-4 to R-4.3 per inch R6 per inch Moisture sealing? absorbent repellant What to Use Where The water sealing properties of
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You love the historic charm of your New Orleans home, but does that mean you want to live like one of the early settlers? Probably not. We modern Louisianans like to have our cake and eat it too. We want the beauty of our older home intact, but we also want to enjoy 21st century
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While it’s not uncommon to find materials like newspapers, corncobs, or even horsehair serving as insulation in historic homes, more often than not in New Orleans, there’s simply no insulation at all. Compared with other areas of the country, southern Louisiana wouldn’t have had the dire need to trap heat during the winter, and our
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Air Sealing Historic Homes If you’ve recently had a home energy audit performed on your historic New Orleans home, you’ve probably discovered that the structure has dozens if not hundreds of hidden air leaks. What’s the story behind all these cracks and crevices? Where do air leaks come from? Air leaks are created during the
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Can I have an Energy Efficient Historic Home? Enough can’t be said about New Orleans historic architecture.  It is luring and fun to purchase one of these icons to the past.  But anyone who owns a historic home will tell you that they are not energy efficient.  Before we tackle that subject, lets look at the
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Sunlight Contractors offer commercial services that save money, energy, and lives No other energy solutions provider can offer the savings and services that Sunlight Contractor does. From industrial ignition barriers to spray foam roofing, we’ve got the products that meet all of your commercial needs. While we no longer provide solar panel installation, it was
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Crawl Space Problems are turned into Crawl Space Solutions Joan had cold drafty floors. Â She had lived with them for years and had enough of being uncomfortable in the winter months. Â She started looking for solutions to her crawl space problem. Â After all, heated floors was a silly solution. Â After researching different types of insulation,
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Sunlight Contractors of New Orleans offer Spray Foam Insulation services that save money, energy, and lives No other energy solutions provider can offer the savings and services that Sunlight Contractor does. Contact Sunlight Contractors of New Orleans and southern Louisiana to learn more about spray foam insulation that will save your business and home money while
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Sunlight Contractors of New Orleans offer Spray Foam Attic Insulation services that save money and energy No other energy solutions provider can offer the savings and services that Sunlight Contractor of New Orleans, Louisiana does. We’ve got the products that meet all of your home’s spray foam insulation needs. Call or email Sunlight Contractors today
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