Finding The Right Insulation Contractor in Pensacola, FL

Before you even hire an insulation contractor you need to know first if you need insulation. Well if you live around Pensacola, the answer is quite simple. If your attic has 14" or more of insulation, you are most likely up to code, and most likely fine with what you have. Keep in mind, although you may be up to code, you could always benefit from more, you just won't see the same returns in savings as a home that is lacking.

So how much insulation do you really need then? To put it simply, it really depends. If you have a very hot attic you will see extra benefits from added insulation. If you have a cool attic, not so much. A safe middle ground between comfort and attic accessibility would be about 14-20". Anything more than that would just make it extremely hard to navigate the attic if anyone needed to get up there for storage or to do work.

The last piece of the pie is finding the right insulation contractor. Knowing what you need and don't need can now help you tremendously in finding the right contractor. If the salesman is trying to sell you on adding to what you have, and you know you already have enough, that should be the first red flag. There are usually other projects that can be completed in the attic that will bring greater returns if you're already maxed out on insulation, but a lot of times contractors won't tell you this because these are usually time consuming projects and they don't have as great of returns for their pocketbooks. One sure fire way to screen your contractor is to ask for pictures of any problems they find in your attic. This will make them prove to you that there is actually an issue.

Now armed with all this information you should have no problem picking out the right insulation contractor for your needs.

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