Attic Insulation Toronto. Installing new insulation in the attic is a great way to dramatically improve your home’s energy efficiency. We are blown in insulation experts in Toronto and specialize in inspecting attic insulation, providing expert recommendations, removing old insulation and installing new insulation. Bringing your insulation in the attic to R-60 value can make your home more energy-efficient and reduce electricity bills by up to 50%
It’s essential that insulation in your attic is installed with the right R-Value. Insulation in your attic helps provide resistance to heat/cold flow reducing your cooling and heating costs. Your insulation’s ability to resist the transfer of heat/cold is measured by R-Value. Meaning, the higher an insulation’s R-value, the better the ability to withstand the flow of heat or cold. It is important to note that the R-Values are not directly related to the thickness of the insulation, but it is however compared to the number of fibres per square inch or the density of insulation. Ontario Building Code continuously increases requirements of R-Value for attic insulation, in 1992 the minimal value was around R-32, and in 2018 it is recommended to be between R-50/60. So if your home is over 25 years old and insulation in your attic has never been updated the likelihood that your R-Value between 15 – 30 is very high since insulation materials settle over time. Moreover, if your house built in the early ’70s, it might have a little bit of insulation in the attic or even empty cavities between the joists. Therefore you would need to bring it to today’s’ standards by adding the top-up layer of blown in insulation.
There are many instances where you can simply install new insulation over the old one especially when working with batting. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Our technicians can provide accurate information on this after inspection. There are instances where you definitely need to remove old insulation such as:
Hire our experts to remove your old insulation. The material might be toxic especially if you’ve had wildlife or pests living in your attic. Animal feces contain many disease-causing pathogens that soak into the insulation and make it dangerous to inhale or handle. Mold and mildew are also toxic and shouldn’t be handled without proper gear including gloves and respirator or face mask.
It is also dangerous working in an attic that is not properly ventilated, working in tight spaces and with unstable attic floors. Our professionals are used to working in all kinds of spaces and environments and will do a better job removing the old insulation. They also remove toxic material without contaminating the rest of the house and know how to dispose it safely and responsibly.
Proper insulation is vital when it comes to having a healthy comfortable home. Apart from keeping your energy bills low, they prevent mould growth and also keep out unwanted noise. We recommend R-Values of 60 in the attic for maximum savings and comfort. Proper insulation in attics helps prevent warm air from escaping through celling and forming moisture. When warm air hits a cold surface in your attic, condensation occurs causing frost or water damage, that results in the growth of mould and mildew, which is a health hazard and damages your attic. Well-insulated attics help keep the indoor temperature in balance and prevent moisture buildup, better sound-proofing and better air quality inside your home. According to statistics, the adequately insulated home can reduce heating and cooling costs between 20% – 50%.
Proper insulation will also help extend the life of your furnaces and air conditioners. Since your home’s heating and cooling is reduced by appropriate attic insulation, your HVAC will run fewer hours to maintain comfortable temperatures, incurring less wear and tear.
If snow on your roof is forming ice dams even during freezing winter months, then it can indicate that there is a problem with insulation in your roof space. Ice dams are icicles that are normally formed when the snow melts and runs down your roof, freezing close to the edge. This happens when the hot air escapes into your attic and warms your roof above 0 degrees causing the snow to melt, however, the edge of the roof remains below the freezing mark. Adding more insulation to your attic floor (R-60) will help keep the temperature and air flow even and preventing the formation of ice dams.
Attic Insulation Toronto specializes in removing old insulation and installing new blown in cellulose insulation. Our technicians are equipped with proper safety gear to handle toxic or dangerous material. We also transport and dispose of toxic materials safely and responsibly. Our team uses high-tech equipment to remove the old insulation without contaminating the rest of the home with dust, debris or other allergens. This is critical in cases where there are suspected toxins or contaminants in the old insulation.
We have streamlined our services over the decades. We have been in the industry to become synonymous with high-quality blown in insulation installation in Toronto. You can expect
Hire us to inspect existing insulation, remove old insulation and/or install new insulation.
