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All About Insulation R-Value

Discover the significance of insulation R-value in optimizing your home's energy efficiency. Learn how climate zones influence your insulation needs and how we offer free estimates for your improvement projects.

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The Importance of Proper Attic Insulation

Attics aren’t just a catch-all for storing stuff, they’re actually designed to provide a buffer between the interior of your home and the cold, heat, and humidity. However, just having a void space isn’t enough, the attic also has to be properly insulated.

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Types of Insulation and Where to Use Each

There are many different insulation materials out there today, and we’re here to help you navigate what options are available, and the typical applications for each. Our focus with this post is by no means a comprehensive list, but rather an example of the materials we offer, and a guide as to typical application areas.

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How to Clean and Maintain Vinyl Siding

Luckily, cleaning vinyl siding is a fairly easy job, and there are a wide variety of products to help remove buildup. In accordance with the Vinyl Siding Institute (VSI), the best way to clean vinyl siding is to use a soft cloth or a soft bristle brush to gently scrub the surface after applying light cleaning solution. We’ll break this down in more detail.

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Top 3 Reasons You’ll Love Vinyl Siding

Vinyl siding is an extremely common exterior cladding for a variety of reasons. It is a low cost, easy to maintain, and durable siding option that in many ways is hard to beat. For those reasons, contractors and homeowners alike naturally navigate to vinyl siding as their exterior cladding choice. We’re going to take a deeper look at these reasons to show you just why you’ll love vinyl siding too.

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Foil Scrim Kraft (FSK)

FSK insulation is most commonly utilized with duct wrap, duct board, and mechanical spin-glass boards on the outward-facing, exposed surfaces of HVAC ductwork, but is also used in batts for exterior walls, and ceilings.

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Summertime Gutterology 101

No matter where you live, one of the most common problems home owners face are clogged gutters. The offending culprits range from twigs, leaves, pine needles, shingle grit, even firework debris (if you like to enjoy an exciting holiday or have close neighbors that do), all of which can wreak havoc for the gutters on your home over time.

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Weather getting tough in the spring

We’ve seen many situational examples when poorly installed gutters and even no gutters at all can cause some very serious damage to your home over a very short period of time. You’ve heard the saying “When it rains it pours”, and it only takes a few storms to wash away top soil, create erosion problems and even cause serious damage to a structure’s foundation.

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