Exterior wall insulation
If your home’s exterior walls are under insulated or lack insulation all together we can apply a number of insulation types depending on what is best for your unique situation. We can help with wall insulation regardless of whether it’s retro fit or adding insulation to an updated or new area of your home.
If your walls are already finished...
Dense-pack: We can add either dense packed cellulose or dense packed fiberglass, depending on your preferences or the location of the walls. If the walls are above grade (above ground level) we can dense pack with either cellulose or fiberglass but if the walls are below grade we will utilize dense packed fiberglass because the moisture that can exist in the foundation wall can permeate into the wall and if cellulose is it used can create mold because cellulose is made of recycled paper material. In order to dense pack walls we will first drill 2.5” holes in each wall cavity between the stud frames and use our specialized insulation machine set to the proper air to insulation ratio for walls to dense pack each cavity to ensure maximum R value is achieved. When we dense pack insulation it’s approximately R3.5 per inch so, in general, the R value of exterior walls is R14 for a typical 2X4 framed wall - but this can change if the wall is framed different.
If your walls are unfinished...
- Fiberglass batt: We can add fiberglass batts that are cut to fit tightly in the wall frame cavity to ensure maximum insulation value
- Net and blow: Net and blow dense packed insulation is another way we can provide insulation to unfinished walls. We will first install special mesh by stapling the mesh to the studs of each wall cavity and use our specialty equipment to dense pack insulation into each wall cavity.
- Closed cell 2-part spray foam: 2-part spray foam provides the highest R value per inch of insulation and also provides an effective air barrier, making it the best insulation on today’s market.
Between floor or between room insulation
If you're interested in a sound barrier either between floors or between rooms we can dense pack the cavities to create an effective sound barrier. This process is going to be the same as if we were to dense pack in finished wall cavities by drilling 2.5" holes and tubefilling with either cellulose or fiberglass insulation.