Attics can often just be looked at as a place for storage, but it can have a negative or positive impact on our entire home, depending on the state of the installed insulation! With hot and humid summers practically year-round, your attic insulation should be working to keep your home cool. If you’re visiting the thermostat more than usual, this could be a sign that your attic is poorly insulated. Let’s breakdown the importance of attic insulation in your home.
Importance of Attic Insulation
Consistent Temperatures
If your attic isn’t properly insulated, room temperatures will often fluctuate and cause you to change the thermostat. Changing your thermostat several times during the day can overwork your system and, in return, cause HVAC inefficacies. With proper attic insulation installed, it will work to keep you and your family’s overall comfort inside by keeping consistent temperatures throughout your home.
Energy Bill Savings & HVAC Repairs
A well-insulated attic should cool and heat a home to help reduce annual energy bills! When an attic is insulated, your HVAC won’t need to work as hard to regulate your home’s temperatures, so it will easily heat during the winter and cool it off during the summer. Likewise, the life of your HVAC system will extend, allowing you to avoid costly repairs and improve its overall performance.
Pest Protection
Attic insulation can act as a barrier, seal your attic, and help you avoid unwelcome guests including roaches, ants, and other pests from invading your home. Several pest control companies opt to utilize insulation that is coated in borates, which will affect pests by causing a disruption to their stomachs, affecting their nervous systems, which will often deter them away.
The importance of attic insulation in your Florida home cannot be emphasized enough. If you’re interested in replacing your home’s attic insulation, call a pest control company near you for a free inspection!