Insulation ratings are a largely unknown term to most people. Sure, construction people know what they mean—at least, most of them do—but for the average person, this term might evoke images of judges at the Olympics: “I give this insulation job a perfect 10!” What you need to know about insulation ratings in Provo is that they measure how well the insulation prevents heat or cold from penetrating a wall to get into or out of your home.
Insulation Ratings In Provo
When you are building your own home, you don’t know much about insulation ratings in Provo—how much of the stuff goes in an attic or gets put in walls? Do you use different stuff for attics and walls? Do you use it in floors? Can insulation dampen sound as well as keeping a house warm or cold?
Insulation ratings can tell you a lot about all those things. Insulation is measured in R-values. That “R” stands for Resistance—the ability of the insulating material to resist heat flow. That means that, in summer, the heat from the outside cannot penetrate your walls and insulation to battle with the air conditioner. It also means that, in winter, the heated air inside your home doesn’t escape your walls to heat the great outdoors.
By that same measurement, of course, cold air doesn’t travel through these walls either.
Insulating materials are varied. We sell and install foam and fiberglass insulation. There are other kinds of insulation, but these are the ones that we trust because their R-values—their ability to resist heat flowing with the air through walls—have been exhaustively tested and shown to not just resist heat transfer, but to hold up over time. After 30 years, fiberglass will still prevent heat from flowing through your walls.
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