Insulation is essential for maintaining the
temperature in your home stable the entire year around as well as for the
structural integrity of your roof. Here are some tips from Crystal Lake roofing companies on how your insulation will help you
prolong the life of your roof:
- Rising warm air kept inside – most homeowners are concerned about warm air escaping from their interior spaces and insulation is the best way to prevent that, but the layer of insulating material that you spread on your attic floor or that gets sprayed all over the attic does much more than that: it prevents the formation of condense in the attic, thus preventing the premature weakening and the damage that the wooden support structure of the roof is exposed to;
- Preventing leaks from reaching the ceiling – if your roof develops a leak and water enters your attic, your insulation will prevent the dripping or pouring liquid from soaking your ceiling, thus limiting and containing the damage. Most types of insulation material re resistant to water, so the damage caused by the leak will not extend to your ceilings;
- Easier leak detection – finding leaks is also easier in an insulated attic. All you need to look for is water that accumulates on the surface of the attic floor insulation – the leak in the roof will be right above the pond.
