Insulation



The effectiveness of insulation is judged by its R-value. The higher the R-value, the higher the level of insulation. It's just that simple. Some common insulators and their R-values are listed below:

Blown cellulose3.7 per inch thickness
Fiberglass3.2 per inch thickness



Some recommended R-values (for Ohio) are listed below:

Basement12
Attic38
Walls15

But the story doesn't end there. The worst culprits in heat loss are leaks around doors and windows, and around smaller openings like outlets in outside walls. Most heat loss in a home is through the ceiling, so a thick and well-applied layer of insulation above the ceiling is just as critical as the wall insulation.


At Ashley Homes, we use Nu-Wool blown cellulose insulation. This new technology allows us to spray a fine mist of cellulose into the cavities between the studs; upon contact, the Nuwool expands to fill all the gaps, and then hardens to form the final insulation barrier. Excess insulation can easily be trimmed off with a knife.

Here you can see a bathroom and a garage insulated using this technology. The benefits of the blown cellulose insulation are obvious: the foam is so efficient at expanding to fill the cavities between the studs that there is not a single (uninsulated) gap anywhere in the wall.

At Ashley Homes, we take insulation a step further: we insulate all interior bath, bedroom and utility walls for sound; this makes for a more livable home.


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