Summer is just around the corner.
For children, it means more time playing outside and having fun under the sun.
Adults, however, think of the high electricity bills they will have to pay to
keep the house cool with air conditioning. But did you know that insulating
your attic can help you keep your house cooler?
How Does Your House Get Hot in the Summer?
The most popular types of roofing
materials – asphalt and metal – absorb heat from the sun. The only exception to
this is a cool roof, that is, a metal roof painted in white to deflect sunrays.
In all the other cases, the heat is transferred from the roof to the next area:
the attic. Get the help of a roof repair Barrington roofer to determine the amount of insulation that is needed.
Thus, the attic acts like a hothouse,
accumulating heat and then transferring it downwards to the rest of your house.
How Does Attic Insulation Help?
The most common types of
insulating materials for attics are:
- Foam
- Cellulose
- Fiberglass.
All these materials have the
propriety of stopping the heat transfer from the roof to the attic space. Tests
have proven that proper attic insulation can reduce the heat transfer by up to
25%. And this works both ways: thus, in the winter, the house will lose 25%
less heat through the attic, and you will pay less for heating, as well.
