Winter is right around the corner, and when it comes to聽winterizing your home聽for the聽frigid聽temperatures,聽adding聽or upgrading insulation is聽normally聽near the top of that list. When you’re聽planning聽to聽winterize your home, do you know how much to聽allocate to聽insulation?聽天美传媒 Heating, Air Conditioning & Plumbing聽is here with聽some聽estimates of how much you can expect to聽shell out聽for insulation in聽the U.S..聽
The first thing to聽think about聽when聽adding聽or upgrading insulation in your home is聽if you want to do it聽yourself or have聽an established聽insulation聽contractor聽come in and聽perform the work.聽Choosing to do it聽yourself聽may聽save you money, but you will聽be responsible purchasing聽all the聽insulation, equipment, and聽devote聽your own time doing the聽job聽(typically a聽more than one-day聽project). Also, if something聽should happen, you’ll have to pay to聽troubleshoot聽any issues. Plus,聽a job聽in聽the聽attic or crawlspace聽leaves much to be desired.聽
The聽usual聽cost of blown-in insulation installation is聽around $1000 - $1500. We聽see聽that most聽consumers聽spend between聽$875-$1900聽to have blown-in insulation installed.聽Naturally, the lower end of the cost estimate聽is in large part due to聽“do-it-yourself” installations. But, the聽important point聽is that even with a聽modest聽investment you can聽significantly聽boost聽the energy efficiency of your home while also聽improving聽your comfort.聽
So with the聽likely聽savings, why wouldn’t you just聽do it聽yourself?聽
There are multiple reasons.聽
First,聽professionally聽installed insulation聽usually聽has a higher R-value, the聽standard聽of resistance to heat flow through a聽given聽thickness of material.聽In normal words聽the insulation installed by聽insulation companies聽is聽usually聽higher quality and is more effective because it is more聽thorough聽and covers more聽areas聽that are聽more difficult聽to access for the聽typical聽DIY installation.聽
Second,聽established聽insulation installers will聽be aware聽how much insulation you聽should have聽for each聽region聽of your home. Homeowners often聽underestimate聽the amount of insulation聽needed聽to insulate their home,聽causing their insulation job to be inefficient聽and in need of聽further聽insulation. This can cost聽homeowners聽more money聽ultimately, not just for more聽insulation聽and equipment, but also because your聽energy聽bills could聽increase聽since your insulation isn’t as聽efficient聽as it could be.聽
Another thing to聽keep in mind聽is equipment. To聽correctly聽install insulation, you聽typically聽need聽specific聽equipment.聽Homeowners聽can rent equipment to聽place聽insulation, but the聽standard聽of the equipment, like the quality of the actual insulation, it聽usually聽higher with聽a professional聽insulation installation聽business. Plus you聽won't need聽to worry about whether you are聽running聽the equipment聽correctly.聽
Not only can聽installing聽insulation help you save money on your聽energy聽bills, you can also聽earn聽a tax credit amount of 10% of the cost, up to $500.
Remember while you’re聽readying your home for winter,聽天美传媒聽is currently offering discounts on聽heating聽tune-ups,聽HVAC聽systems, and complete home insulation options. Call (866) 963-7996 today聽to set up聽your service appointment and聽be sure聽your furnace is ready to keep you safe and聽cozy聽all winter!
