ARC Insulation Blog

Visit our blog for more information and the latest updates on how insulation can impact your home for the better in the Chicagoland area. Do you have questions about the different types of insulation? Are you trying to determine which areas of your home need attention? On the ARC Insulation blog, you’ll find some great information about how proper home insulation can impact you for the better in the Naperville, Illinois area. Take a look and let us know what you think!

7 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Insulation

7 Signs It’s Time to Replace Your Insulation

Insulation plays a crucial role in your home’s comfort, health, and energy efficiency. However, over time, insulation materials become less effective, leading to a myriad of problems.  Are you wondering if it’s time to replace the insulation in your Chicagoland home? The building science experts...
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Why Home Insulation is important

Why Home Insulation is important

What is home insulation? Insulation controls the airflow coming in and out of your home and is the key to making your home energy efficient. Insulation helps keep your home cool in the summers and warm in the winters. It is the reason you don’t have absolutely outrageous energy bills. Along with...
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Home Insulation Will Increase the Thermal Resistance of your Home

Home Insulation Will Increase the Thermal Resistance of your Home

Home insulation is the best way to increase the thermal resistance or R-value of your home, and having an increased thermal resistance will reduce air exchange that can increase your energy bill. The main purpose of insulation is to prevent heating and cooling loss from your home to an area of a...
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How a Home Insulation Project Can Prevent Mold Issues

How a Home Insulation Project Can Prevent Mold Issues

There are two things that you might not think about that are important for your home’s attic to be a dry environment so that mold doesn’t activate and colonize there. The first is adequate ventilation so any condensation that might form would be quickly dried before it could attract and harbor...
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What Does Your Home Insulation Do For You?

What Does Your Home Insulation Do For You?

Many homeowners know that insulation is an important part of their home’s make-up, but most people don’t really think about what insulation does on a day-to-day basis. While many parts of a home’s energy efficiency come from things that are used every day, like lights and appliances, insulation is...
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