Most homes have their heating and cooling duct work running in either an attic space or a basement space, most of which are unfinished areas. What happens then when your furnace starts running? It has to warm up those cold metal air ducts first before a good consistent flow of warm air can reach your rooms.

• According to Owens Corning, an insulated heat duct will “Gain 75% more energy efficiency than plain sheet metal ducts”
• Reduce air leaks. An insulated duct is sealed up to 8 times better than metal ducts.
• Reduce much of the household noise that spreads through the duct system between rooms.
• Eliminate those annoying pops sounds caused by metal ducts as they heat and expand and contract.

Do you have an attic space you are thinking of finishing off? This is a great way to add some nice square footage to your home. But don’t forget about insulation. Many times the roof itself is not insulated since the attic floor probably has insulation on it. Since your going to be finishing this space, at least some of this insulation may have to be removed and placed directly under the roof of the the home. Generally you’d have to place an air space between your roll of insulation and the the roof. This would allow air to flow between the space.

With spray foam insulation the inside of your attic roof can be directly sprayed without having to have this vent space. This allows you to place more insulation into the area. The spray foam will also more completely cover the area, leaving to small gaps for unwanted air to enter or escape. Note: Some contractors still disagree with this practice, so please be sure and do your own research on this method of attic insulation.