Common Areas of Energy Loss

There are many areas of your home that may not be properly insulated.  With the proper installation of our Polar Foam 7300 closed cell spray foam, we can substantially improve your homes efficiency.  Here are a couple of examples.

* Additions without basements/ Crawlspaces

Any part of your dwelling without a basement is going to be exposed to extreme cold and damp.  Often these are main floor kitchens, dens, offices and family rooms at either the front of back of the building.  Indicators to heat loss can be cold floors, damp feeling to the floor, low drafts, peeling paint, cracks and/or gaps near the baseboards or in the floor itself (due to expansion and contraction).  Often there is insulation in place which has become ineffective due to moisture, animals, settling or age.

* Basements

40%-60% of heat lose in your home can be attributed to insufficient insulation in your basement.  Not only does this mean a cold and unusable basement space with high energy loss, but it also affects the comfort of the living areas above. By properly insulating the basement walls and headers, your floors will be warmer on the main floor and your furnace will be working less to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature.

*Porch overhangs

This is the room or area in the house which sits atop the porch roof.  The porch overhang’s elevation and open exposure make it vulnerable to cold and wind.  Indicators to heat loss in this area are cold floors, cold walls, low drafts, peeling paint, cracks and/or gaps near the baseboards or in the floor itself (due to expansion and contraction) and the inability to maintain a constant temperature, regardless of the thermostat setting.  Frequently there is no insulation under the floor or in the porch roof, or there is insulation in place which has become ineffective due to moisture, animals, settling or age. 

*Rooms situated above garages

The problems that present themselves here are similar in nature to porch overhangs.  Often there is little or no insulation between the bedroom floor and the garage ceiling.  Because garages are most often non-heated and non-insulated they suck the warm air out from the surrounding rooms (convection).  Indicators to heat loss in this area are cold floors, cold walls, low drafts, peeling paint, cracks and/or gaps near the baseboards or in the floor itself (due to expansion and contraction) and the inability to maintain a constant temperature, regardless of the thermostat setting.

Spray foam insulation professionally applied in problem areas can

• significantly reduce your heating costs
• increase the comfort of your home
• reduce greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to global warming

So why not take action!  You’ll benefit, and so will the planet.  Now that’s climate change – in a good way.

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Call Foam Comfort today @ 416-410-0961 or contact us. A simple one-time application will not only keep you warm in the winter, it’ll keep your air conditioner from burning up in summer. That means dramatically lower energy costs and a higher resale value for your home.

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