Insulation
All of the information on this
page was provided by
Applegate Insulation Mfg.
Does Insulation Really Effect My
Monthly Heating & Cooling Bills?Yes!
A Difference You Will See, Feel, and Enjoy
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Walls are fully and tightly insulated, forming a monolithic thermal barrier. No more gaps. No more voids. No more drafts. Just years of comfort. |
Installing Applegate insulation in new or
existing homes is one of the best decisions you can make for
yourself and your family.Different insulations are made from fundamentally different materials. Tests at Oak Ridge and Brookhaven National Laboratories and the University of Illinois reveal that insulations with the same laboratory R-values do not perform equally in real homes. Researchers found that the effective R-value of blown fiberglass plunges during cold weather, while the effective R-value of cellulose actually increases. The researchers also discovered that summer temperatures offer no relief for fiberglass, since its effective R-value withers then, too.
Utility bills were 32% lower in the cellulose insulated building. -Leominster Housing Authority
Applegate cellulose helps keep your home warmer in the winter,
and cooler in the summer,
cellulose blocks air infiltration, and saves you money!
cellulose significantly outperforms fiberglass.
Do Different Installation Methods Make a Difference?
The walls, ceilings, and floors of your home are full of odd shaped cavities and obstacles like plumbing, air ducts, and wiring. For your insulation to work effectively, it must completely fill around these obstructions without gaps or voids.
"About half of all wall cavities in residential construction are nonstandard in width and height or obstructed with wiring, pipes, and other things. Any void area in conventional batt insulation can reduce the R-value significantly." -Guardian Fiberglass
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How should your insulation be installed? |
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Is there a difference between batts & wall-spray? |
Custom Fit For Your Home
Installation is critical in determining how insulation performs in your home. How well does it fit in different size wall cavities and around countless obstacles? Is it cut and patched in? Or is it custom fit?
Fiberglass batts, on the other hand, are cut and pieced together, leaving gaps, voids, & areas of compression. |
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Applegate cellulose insulation is sprayed or blown into walls, conforming to your home and surrounding you and your family with a seamless insulation system. |
Getting What You Paid For
Tests conducted by a fiberglass manufacturer reveal that the actual
performance of batts can be 14% to 45% less than their labeled R-value when
gaps and voids associated with normal batt installation are considered/ With
Applegate cellulose insulation, you receive the insulation performance you paid
for.
Custom-fit Applegate wall-spray surrounds your home with a monolithic cellulose insulation system. Your home will be dramatically more comfortable and energy efficient.
