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Winter Is Coming – Is It Time to Install Foam Insulation?

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The holidays are right around the corner, meaning the cold weather is on its way. If you have a long list to check off in order to winterize your home each year, it might be time to think about replacing your traditional insulation with Spray Foam Insulation in order to minimize the challenges your home faces in the cold. Traditional insulation can be thought of like a wool sweater, in many respects: it can be effective in keeping you warm at times, but when the wind blows, cold air can enter. In contrast, spray foam insulation is similar to a winter parka: it is able to insulate against the cold, and also creates an air barrier, which can help reduce drafts. Spray foam insulation creates an effective air barrier wherever it is applied, which can help reduce the workload of your home’s HVAC unit. This is great news for anyone who is wondering how to reduce heating bills in the winter months. It expands upon application within seconds to fill every nook and cranny to limit air loss and

Empire Spray Foam strives to ensure the efficiency of your home and the comfort of your family.

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                                · Hire an Insulator who cares Within the walls of your home, you celebrate birthdays, raise children, play with your pets, and create memories. Behind those walls and ceilings, we strive to ensure that you have the best possible insulation products to reduce utility bills, maintain comfortable temperatures, and improve indoor air quality.  ·Empire Spray Foam is the best insulation to use in your home Today, with advancements in chemistry, equipment, training, and education, the best possible insulation material is sprayed polyurethane foam. Other insulation products are porous, do not seal small cracks and have irregularly shaped surfaces resulting in leaked air. · Spray Foam increases structural strength Research shows Spray Foam can increase the racking strength of exterior walls up to 300% greater than walls without it. Closed-cell spray foam adds structural strength and quite literally glues a building together, thereby making it more resistant to ra

Does Spray Foam Insulation Reduce Noise?

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With either our open cell or closed cell solution you can be sure that our Empire Spray Foam Insulation will provide the best noise reduction barrier as well as a heat loss barrier.  Because Empire spray foam  is a closed-cell, expanding sealant, caulking large gaps between areas can stop the passage of sound, along with stopping air, allergens, moisture, etc.  Reduce Airborne & Flanking noise for Soundproofing When considered for structural soundproofing, insulation should be able to address two main noise types: ·         Airborne Noise ·         Flanking Noise Empire spray foam insulation can reduce both. Empire’s open-cell, light-density spray foam insulation has natural sound-absorbing properties which help soundproof. What is Airborne Noise? Talking, stereos, gaming systems, and televisions all contribute to airborne noise. By filling and sealing every crack and crevice that these sounds can travel through, Empire spray foam insulation can

Finding a Quality Insulation Contractor

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Choosing the Best Insulation Contractor for Your Project A question I get a lot is what separates you from other insulators, or from the builders' perspective, “why should I use Best Insulation over any other insulation company.  Today I wanted to address some of the differences between quality insulation contractors and, well, not so quality insulation contractors.  I will address the home owner’s first, builders second. Home Owners For any homeowner that is interested in purchasing insulation for their existing home I would always recommend to ask for references from the insulation contractor you are thinking about using.  Any company can install insulation in an attic, but the care insulation contractors take while they are installing the insulation is just as important as the insulation itself.   Whenever insulation is being added in the attic, the insulation contractor has to use the attic access door.  Attic access doors can be located throughout the house,

Is spray foam worth it?

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Spray foam insulation is a type of insulation that expands after you spray. Spray foam insulation is great for hard-to-reach or oddly shaped spaces. The foam expands and seals, avoiding any type of unnecessary moisture from entering in your Place. Even though this type of insulation is more expensive than other types, the benefits of foam spray insulation can actually save you money on your bills. If you are interested in finding out more about the best type of insulation, take a look at our list of benefits of Empire spray foam insulation. 1.     Minimize the Weather Effect Spray foams have its own property of spreading into small cracks and crevices. Once we applied the foam directly into the cracks, it expands and dries quickly while blocking air and water. Foam insulation isn’t just a blockade for air and water, but for heat and cold as well. Depending on where you live, foam insulation can lower your heating and cooling bills. Even though foam insulation is more expen

The Main Features of EMPIRE’S SPRAY FOAM are Indoor Comfort, Long Lasting & Many More

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Understand why ESF is an excellent insulation choice for your home or building. Insulating a new home or improving the comfort and energy performance of an existing one is a decision that will have a lasting impact. It’s important that homeowners and building owners have the facts when selecting an insulation product for their project. Understand the ESF Advantage and learn why ESF products are an excellent insulation choice for your home or building. Thermal Performance :-  ESF can offer the highest R-value per inch, which means greater potential energy savings.1 Typical R-values for ESF ranges from 3.5-7.0 per one inch of thickness. The higher R-value allows certain ESF products to provide the same energy savings in half the amount of space that may typically be required. There are 113 million single-family homes in The United States. If each of these homes used ESF , Americans could SAVE up to $33 billion in energy costs each year. In