New construction homes are becoming the way of the future. As a homebuilder, it is of utmost importance that you do your due diligence when it comes to deciding what insulation to use in your new home. Fiberglass batts, loose fill cellulose and spray foam insulation come to mind for most homeowners when they are […]
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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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Indoor Allergens Sneezing. Coughing. Wheezing. Headaches. It’s that time of year again. Allergy season. Allergies are not just outside, home have indoor allergens too. While your first inclination may be to move the party indoors until the ragweed is a fading memory, there’s something you need to know. 15% of all American homeowners are allergic
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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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Next to the quality of insulation that you choose for your home or business, nothing is more important than the quality of its installation. With so many different options out there for keeping your home comfortable year-round, you need a knowledgeable contractor who will provide the information you need and answer all your questions so
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How to Save Insulating a New Construction Home Judy Holcomb is ecstatic. Not just because she loves her new two-story home, but also because she was smart enough to hire the professional, certified installers at Sunlight Contractors to insulate her home while it was still under construction. Their prompt service, unwavering professionalism, and top-notch workmanship
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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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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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Hire Certified Installers Balash decided, he needed a certified installer if he was going to spend the money to upgrade his insulation. He had chosen spray foam insulation for the project. Eager to see his heating and cooling costs reduced, he began researching local insulation contractors. What he found was typical of an unregulated industry.
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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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Wise Louisiana residents like David and Kelly Pavon, who are building their new home from the ground up, consider the rising cost of utilities as they undertake construction. Planning ahead and making energy efficient choices can greatly reduce the cost of heating and cooling over the years. Part of planning ahead is hiring contractors who
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From New Orleans to Baton Rouge, Sunlight Contractors has spent the year giving homeowners the gift of energy savings. With open cell spray foam applied to attics and walls and closed cell spray foam applied to crawl spaces, residents of southern Louisiana are experiencing the superior comfort and savings that come from a home that
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Drafty Cold Floors Like many homeowners, Andrea wondered why her home always seemed to be drafty and the especially unbearable cold floors during the winter despite her heat running around the clock. With cold weather approaching, keeping her Slidell home warm without breaking the bank became a priority for Andrea, so she called Sunlight Contractors
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Spray Foam Insulation Plus Solar Gets Max Efficiency For many southern Louisiana homeowners like Carmel Fejka of Metairie, a solar PV system is a logical choice. Customers who go solar report savings of as much as $100 per month, and a solar system increases a home’s resale value by $17k, according to a study by
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How Air Sealing Improves your Heating In Winter and Cooling in Summer After the brutal cold of last winter’s polar vortex, many Louisianans made the choice to invest in more energy efficient furnaces. If you’re one of those homeowners who’s cranking up the heat this cold season, you may be wondering why your home still
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Preventing Moisture Damage We’ve sung the praises of closed cell spray foam before here, here, and here, but if you still need evidence that spray foam can benefit your home’s crawl space, we’ve got something remarkable to show you. First, though, a quick reminder of the benefits of insulating your crawl space with closed cell
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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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January of 2014 marks the first time in US history that average price for a kilowatthour (KWH) has exceeded 13 cents in the month of January, a month that has traditionally seen lower electricity prices than summer months. The electricity index rose 1.8 percent, its largest increase since March 2010. Most Americans wouldn’t be surprised
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The old folks used to say “A stitch in time saves nine.” What they meant was: go ahead and fix that little tear now so that it doesn’t become a big tear down the line, requiring more work and effort. We feel the same way when it comes to building new homes. Doing it right
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