Why Your Louisiana Home Feels Hot Even When the AC Runs All Day Your Louisiana home feels hot and sticky even with the AC running constantly because hot, humid air is infiltrating your home through thousands of hidden gaps and cracks, forcing your air conditioner into a losing battle against the outside climate. It’s another […]
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Imagine all the wonderful air outside creating an airstream that moves from the basement of your home up to the attic. Isn’t it a great idea to bring fresh air into your house with all the air movement? In the winter, it is not. You don’t want this kind of air flow in your house
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Air leaks can make your home uncomfortable, can be frustrating, and may cost you money. Getting a handle on the amount of air that leaks in and out of your home cuts heating and cooling costs. And, improve the comfort, durability, and even the air quality of your living space. According to EnergyStar.gov, you can
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Ahhhh. Nothing beats the sound of peace and quiet. Except maybe the jingle of extra money in your pocket. Insulate your home with spray polyurethane foam, and you can treat your ears to both kinds of beautiful music. Soundproof your home with spray foam insulation Spray foam helps cut down on airborne sound transmission, creating
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Spray foam insulation is often called a miracle product. But if you allow an improperly trained/uncertified/incompetent/just-plain-lazy contractor to do your installation, you may end up needing a whole other kind of miracle! Spray foam insulation gone wrong can be a costly mistake, not only financially but a health hazard also. The spray foam product itself
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Is my home airtight? An airtight home is an ideal home, and spray polyurethane foam is the hands-down best way to make a home as airtight as possible. Unlike fiberglass or other “fluffy” insulation materials, it provides a genuine, consistent air barrier. That air barrier provided by spray foam prevents uncontrolled movement of air that
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Leaky faucets — no good. Leaky homes — even worse. If your home has uncontrolled air leakage in and out of it, you have a lot more to worry about than an annoying drip-drip-drip. Air leaks waste energy — and therefore your hard-earned money. They can also carry moisture that leads to condensation, which feeds
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Ah, Spray Polyurethane Foam. How do I appreciate thee? Let me count the ways. This may sound silly but when you get the results of: Lower energy costs Seal cracks/voids with no settling or shrinking Reduce noise Provide greater climate comfort Increase structural strength Deter pests Lower my carbon footprint (Wow. That’s a lot of ways.)
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Just breathe You need to do it. Your dog Sparky needs to do it. Your nice big glass of red wine may even need to do it. But your house? Not so much. The old-fashioned notion that a house needs to breathe is just that, outdated and out-of-step with modern building science. The truth is
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How airtight is your home? Like oil and vinegar, energy efficiency and air leaks just don’t mix. While a home can never be too airtight, there’s probably never been a home that’s 100% airtight. Blower door testing allows your insulation contractor to figure out precisely how airtight — or leaky — your home really is.
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How important is proper home ventilation for your health? Having a properly ventilated home is literally a breath of fresh air. Especially when you consider that air quality inside homes is often worse than outside. In fact, EPA studies reveal that human exposure to indoor pollutant levels can be 2, 5 – even 100 –
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Airflow is Your Home’s Stack Effect It may sound like the name of the hottest new boy band to hit the scene. But it’s really just an airflow fact that could be hitting your wallet hard on energy costs. “The Department of Energy estimates that just by reducing air leaks in your home, you can save
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Is Spray Foam Insulation the Best Choice Roland K. of Harvey, Louisiana, owns a state-of-the-art metal building. It’s only fitting that he’d want it encapsulated by the state’s most trained, certified insulation contractors using a state-of-the-art spray foam insulation product. So when Roland heard all the rave reviews about Sunlight Contractors’ professionalism, punctuality and product
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What do you get when you cross a 110-year-old double shotgun camelback house with no sub-flooring and crawl space insulation? A lot more comfort and more money in your pocket. At least, that’s what Roger C. discovered after having Sunlight Contractors, LLC do a closed spray foam insulation makeover on his Uptown District New Orleans
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Your attic’s insulation can leave you cold. Encapsulate your Attic Here’s the truth: If you have an improperly insulated or uninsulated attic, you have air leaks. And just as hot summer outside air can “leak in” and raise your AC costs, the nice warm air you’re paying for in winter will rise up and “leak”
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Old man winter knows his way to Covington Unfortunately, moisture also knows its way to subfloors and crawl spaces. We won’t find a solution to old man winter but we do have a solution to moisture and it includes moisture prevention. The hot summer and even late fall days in Covington make it tough to
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Crawl Space Encapsulation Eliminates Cold Winter Floors Crawl space encapulation can stop cold winter floors unlike regular standard fiber glass insulation. [gallery_bank type=”individual” format=”thumbnail” title=”true” desc=”true” responsive=”true” animation_effect=”bounce” album_title=”true” album_id=”32″] Can your floors stand up to old man winter? Winter always comes back — even to subtropical Southern Louisiana. And when it returns, so can
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Insulation R-value The insulation R-value is a measurement of thermal resistance. In other words, R-value tells you how easily heat will move from one side of an object to the other. Even before applying insulation, the materials that make up your home have an R-value. It is not high enough to offer sufficient insulation properties in
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In southern Louisiana, extreme summer temperature, bone-chilling winter weather, and perpetual humidity create year-round discomfort and expense for homeowners. Many of our clients come to us with questions about the best insulation to promote consistent, comfortable indoor temperatures, energy and cost savings, and moisture prevention. Cellulose insulation improves more than comfort While many options exist,
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As summer steamrolls across Louisiana, many homeowners in New Orleans and the surrounding area are wondering how they can lower their cooling costs without lowering their quality of life. If turning off the air conditioner isn’t an option, what’s the next best thing? The truth is you don’t need to run your air conditioner all
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Fire-proofing Technology – Is it Worth It? Keeping clients, staff, and assets safe should be the main priority of any entrepreneur. Any number of events could threaten that safety – from hurricanes to fires – and so businesses attempting to secure commercial and industrial buildings naturally want to invest in a technology that provides the
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Homeowners Incentives for Insulation Make upgrading your insulation affordable with homeowners incentives. Making your residence more energy efficient will save you thousands of dollars over the life of your home. Utility bills are cut in half in many cases as heating and cooling needs become more consistent and less energy is wasted. However, making the decision to
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If prevention is the best medicine, the best time to reduce a home’s energy waste is during the construction phase. After all of the channels have been drilled for electrical wires and pipes, after outlets and light fixtures have been installed, but before the drywall goes up, steps can be taken to both insulate and
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Energy conscious homeowners in Louisiana and throughout the United States recognize that they can make a difference when it comes to environmental concerns. Though residential buildings now make up 22% of all U.S. energy use, according to research from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, homeowners can reduce that number through the proper application of
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For many homeowners, the cost of spray foam creates some initial hesitation. Certainly, having your attic and crawlspace properly insulated with spray foam costs more than using the pink stuff that your mom and dad relied on; however, unlike the pink stuff and other traditional insulation, spray foam need only be applied once. After its
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