Are your hardwood floors buckling, sagging, or cupping? I think we can all agree that each home has its own personality like French architectural homes in the historic district of New Orleans. Crawlspaces or raised homes are a staple in the structural foundation of homes across Louisiana. This is a common solution to living in […]
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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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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 The old-fashioned notion that a house needs to breathe is just that, outdated and out-of-step with modern building science.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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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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Smart homeowners want high-quality, properly installed insulation that allows them to remain comfortable winter, spring, summer, fall — and, yes, even when the monthly utility bill arrives. Spray polyurethane foam offers highly effective insulation for a home’s interior (in walls, ceiling, and attics), and can even be applied around corners and on contoured surfaces. It
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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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Make sure your damage restoration expert is truly an expert. So the bad news is that you think you need the services of a damage restoration expert. The good news it that you have the presence of mind to make sure you hire somebody who truly is an expert. Some have called damage restoration “the
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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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Why your floors need protection now, and what you can do about it. Do you shudder because of your once-beautiful hardwoods cupping and buckling? Are your subfloors being overtaken by mildew and decay, and termites making a buffet of your home? Peter Reichard’s 2009 article in New Orleans Homes and Lifestyles got it right: Even
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“Don’t even think about insulating the floor of your raised Louisiana home.” It’s common advice, based upon two dreaded words: moisture problems. Many types of insulation can actually contribute to moisture problems, but unless you want to freeze on the cold days and mop sweat on the sultry ones, all while paying through the nose
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Solutions for Winterizing Crawl Spaces While most people don’t associate cold weather with New Orleans (especially in August), winters can feel as brutal here as anywhere else. Our high year round humidity contributes to this bone-chilling cold. Considering the fact that humidity is also the culprit for making us feel hotter in the summer, this
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Dirt Floor Crawl Spaces are a Problem for Louisiana Homeowners [gallery_bank type=”individual” format=”thumbnail” title=”true” desc=”true” responsive=”true” animation_effect=”bounce” album_title=”true” album_id=”14″]Crawl spaces with dirt floors are not uncommon, in particular in older homes, because they’re cheaper. However, they create significant problems for homeowners, especially in humid southern climes like Louisiana. Insulating Homes in Louisiana Damp earth creates
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Crawl spaces are not uncommon in hot, flood-prone southern Louisiana. Many historic homes were built raised to prevent flooding, but crawl spaces also created a way to allow cooling air to circulate throughout a home before air conditioning. Today, many homes still have crawl spaces to provide easy access to pipes and other equipment that’s
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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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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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One of the benefits of attic encapsulation is energy savings. Insulation is required between the attic space and the living space below, which keeps temperatures in the living quarters of a home regulated. However, insulation applied to an attic’s floor provides no temperature control in the attic itself. Conditioned air, therefore, running through ductwork that
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While spray foam insulation undoubtedly saves money for Louisiana homeowners like Bill Sadin of New Orleans, proper installation is critical. Hiring contractors without specific expertise in the field of spray foam and energy efficiency could result in more harm than damage. The mixing and application of the material requires precision and understanding that many general
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If there’s one thing that southern Louisianans can’t escape, it’s moisture. Winter or summer, homeowners in cities like New Orleans, Mandeville, and Covington struggle to keep their residences free from the problems associated with the constant humidity. During the summer, the humidity leaves locals feeling swamped in heat. During the winter, the dampness in the
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Choosing an Insulation Contractor Who does an expert turn to when she needs assistance? Another expert, of course! One of the traits of a wise person is her ability to discern the reliability, knowledge, and integrity of those she works with. In Michelle Samuels’ case, she turned to the energy experts at Sunlight Contractors, LLC
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Our Air Tight Reputation Leads to another Air Tight Home Home renovations provide challenge enough when you’re on site, but imagine trying to get your dream home ready to live in while you’re in another state. Natalie Foster was living in Washington when she began looking for contractors to install closed cell spray foam to
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