Insulation
Achieve the Optimum Efficiency
YTF can help you insulate, or add insulation to your attic to achieve the optimum efficiency for your home's heating and cooling. This will not only save you money on your energy bill, but also decrease wear on your heating and cooling systems, as well as the costs of potential damage to your home from possible ice dams, burst pipes, insect or rodent infestation, or water leaks. We offer many types of insulation, including closed cell spray foam, cellulose and fiber-glass blow in, and batting.
When you call us, we will come and inspect your current insulation and give you our recommendation and estimate free of charge.
There’s a good chance your home may be under-insulated. When a house is built it is usually installed with the minimum insulation required by code. This is to decrease building costs. But the amount required by code may not be the amount that will keep your home comfortable and save you money on energy costs. According to North American Insulation Manufacturers Association, 90% of homes are under-insulated*. Without proper insulation the heated or cooled air that your heating or cooling system are working so hard to produce escapes through the walls and attic. This not only costs you extra money, it can also cause damage to your home.
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Signs your home needs more insulation:
- Different rooms in your house have different temperatures
- High energy bills
- Interior walls, ceilings, floors feel cold
- Exterior walls feel warm in cold weather
- Cold drafts around windows and doors
- Insects and rodents in your home
- Water leaks in the attic
- Frozen pipes
- Ice dams on your roof