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Underfloor insulation – get the lowdown

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Family lying on the floor

Living in an existing home or building new? Heating and energy experts agree that high-quality underfloor insulation is a great investment.

Imagine the picture – winter is settling in and your family is enjoying the benefits of professional wall and ceiling insulation. Your heating bills are massively reduced and the word of the day is Cosy.

Your doors and windows are properly covered and the good old draught-excluder is in place.

Yet, every now and then, a gasp of winter air sends a shiver up your spine. Why?

Chances are, the cold air is coming through gaps in your floorboards or rising up through an uncarpeted floor surface. You need underfloor insulation.

Greenstuf® from 4 Seasons

4 Seasons Home Insulation is the place to go and Australian-made Autex Greenstuf insulation material is the perfect solution for your home.

Made of 100% polyester (including at least 45% recycled polyester fibre), Greenstuf is recyclable at its end of life and completely free of added chemicals like formaldehyde-based binders or fibres.

Backed by a 50 Year Product Durability Warranty, Greenstuf exceeds Building Code of Australia requirements and is unaffected by moisture, mould or mildew. Greenstuf is naturally resistant to vermin and non-flammable.

Underfloor Insulation vs Underfloor Heating

People in cooler climates often consider floor heating to increase their comfort levels at home. Yet, without underfloor insulation, even underfloor heating is less effective. There is no point creating warmth without ensuring that that the warmth can’t escape.

According to https://underfloorheatingexpert.com, “Failing to lay it (underfloor insulation) can cause all sorts of nightmares further down the line and it’s often been the root cause of many peoples disappointment with their underfloor heating installation.”

Complete the Home Insulation Package

Enveloping your home with floor, ceiling and wall insulation is the way to guard against the discomfort of hot conditions in summer and cold conditions in winter.

Quality underfloor insulation will make your inside floor surface the same as your indoor temperature – cosy – instead of the ground temperature around your home, which will be several degrees lower. The same is true of summer temperatures.

Save money on expensive heating and cooling costs by investing in insulation and the huge difference it makes. Who knows? You may never need those fluffy slippers again!!

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Wool Home Insulation Resists Vermin In Your Roof

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Woolcell Roof Insulation

Wool home insulation may not be your first thought when considering pest management or fire readiness, so prepare yourself for some exciting information.

Following spells of wet weather, we often hear of nocturnal activity in the roof space keeping people awake: these noises usually come from rats and mice looking for cosy dry beds and ceiling goodies to gnaw on. Alas, many insulation products provide just the sort of welcoming environment our rodent friends love.

The best insulation for controlling the crawlies is pump-in insulation which contains the additive borax to discourage nesting.

However many people don’t like the idea of loose insulation because of dust and the possibility of the pump-in material moving and thereby reducing its energy efficiency. What’s the solution?

The Answer is Woolcell, 20% wool home insulation

Woolcell is a wool-based natural active fibre, semi-bound insulation product. Developed in Western Australia, Woolcell binds the cellulose fibres together, keeping the product’s “loft” over the lifetime of the home, minimising movement and sagging over time.

With its inherent suitability for insulation (that is what it does on the sheep’s back after all!), wool home insulation helps the product breathe, minimising moisture and reducing mould and mildew.

Woolcell contains approximately 20% wool, combined with recycled newspaper containing added natural salts Borax and Boric acid to make it fire and vermin resistant.

Woolcell home insulation was even awarded a National Wool Invention Competition ‘Prize of Distinction’ and is CSIRO-tested for conformance to industry standards.

A Thing of Beauty

Wool stands out from other natural fibres.

It breathes and traps large columns of air that provide high resistance to heat flow, giving higher thermal and acoustic ratings over other insulators.

Wool home insulation is environmentally sustainable and consumes a very small number of processes and energy during production (it’s embodied energy).

No wonder it continues to be one of 4 Seasons’ biggest sellers.

Finally, Woolcell insulation does exactly what’s it meant to do: insulate your property in summer, winter and every time in between to efficiently manage your energy consumption for heating and cooling. So not only will you have safe, properly-installed insulation, you’ll have peace of mind and less hard-earned money flying out of your bank account. Read about more the benefits of roof insulation.

The only complaints will come from the rats.

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Guess what? It’s February and it’s still summer

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Summer holidays are over, we’ve made it through December and January and we’re back into the routine of work and school.

Yet February is still officially summer and never fails to bring some scorchers along with it, as well as a few hints of the winter to come.

February 2016 and February 2017 take the gong for the hottest and second hottest recorded February conditions around the globe. Time will tell how February 2018 stacks up. So far, the month has been on the cool side.

This is no time to get complacent about insulating your home or upgrading old, existing insulation.

Whether heating or cooling your home, these are the essential things to consider:

  1. The temperature inside your house might be dramatically different to the temperature outside (the one online or announced on tv). Get into the habit of measuring temps inside and see the amazing difference with well-installed insulation.
  2. Which part of your house faces west? Western walls are the hottest in your house. Windows or doors on the western side will allow even more heat to affect the temperature inside your house.
  3. During summer, especially with daylight saving, we experience more hours of sunlight from the west plus higher temperatures, exposing our houses even more.
  4. During winter, reducing heat loss is the major concern. On cold days heat escapes through gaps and air leaks around windows, doors and construction joints. Sealing these weak points will make insulation more effective.
  5. It’s important to stop the heat and cold from getting inside in the first place. Good insulation will stop it from escaping even if you want it to.
  6. 4 Seasons Insulbloc installed inside existing walls is an immediate solution to the effects of hot and cold weather, no matter the season.

Arrange for a free onsite inspection of your home, to evaluate the benefits that insulation could bring.

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