How Much Can I Save By Replacing My Attic Insulation in Florida?

When homeowners come to a home service contractor looking for ways to save money and lower energy consumption, they’re often pointed to replacing HVAC systems with new, higher-tier equipment. It’s certainly a great place to start, no doubt, but this is only really covering one part of your comfort equation. You’re finding better ways to bring comfort in, but it neglects to keep your new, energy-efficient cooling from getting out! That’s the purview of insulation, and that’s the topic the team at Greens Energy Services wants to cover today.

How much do you really stand to gain by adding attic insulation or replacing the old stuff? Find out with the help of our Orlando insulation pros right now!

Why Insulate the Attic?

So why start with the attic as opposed to, say, your walls? Easy to answer! Adding or replacing attic insulation is an abundantly easy job for a specialist. That keeps the labor costs down and overall makes it one of the best ways to save money and improve efficiency in your home. In fact, adding attic insulation ranks as one of the actual highest ROI ways to improve home efficiency.

Understanding the Value of R-Value

The term R-value is essentially the measurement of how effective your insulation—whether it be the currently existing stuff or the new stuff you’re adding—is at resisting heat flow. Or in simpler terms, how good it is at keeping energy (warm or cool air) from passing through it. The higher the R-value, the more effective the insulation is.

In order to really know how much you stand to save, you need to know exactly what R-value your existing insulation is. But unfortunately, this isn’t as easy as checking the label. R-value goes down over time due to wear and age, as well as moisture intrusion and other factors. That means if your insulation was at an R-value of 20 when it was installed, it probably has an effective R-value that is much lower now.

How Much Money Can I Save by Adding Attic Insulation?

The best answer you’re going to get is probably a lot until you’ve gathered more information. To start, you’ll want a trained home assessment professional to tell you the current R-value of your attic insulation. Either an insulation expert or a home energy assessment pro can do that job. From there you can learn about the R-values offered by the higher tier options, like blown-in insulation, and calculate what you can stand to save by moving forward with the project.

On average a homeowner that hasn’t touched their insulation in 10+ years can anticipate a potential energy savings of anywhere from 20-40%, especially if they use a forced-air (central AC) cooling system.

Attic Insulation Specialists in Orlando, Florida

Feeling lost? We understand! The ins and outs of proper insulation can be complex when trying to deal with them on your own. Thankfully, you don’t have to go it alone! The specialists at Greens Energy Services are trained insulation specialists, and we stand ready to help you decide what service works best for your needs. Just contact us online for your obligation-free consultation!