Prevent Air Leakage with Efficient Air-Tightness Building Supplies

Is your home air sealed? Air leakage is a common cause leading to energy loss. Older houses are reported to lose around 20% of energy due to penetration of air. According to research, higher energy consumption at dwellings is responsible for huge level of carbon emission. Existing housing facilities need to be energy efficient in order to contribute towards lesser carbon footprints. 

Uncontrolled air flow through cracks and crevices of a house leads to massive leakage of air, which can be addressed with high performance building supplies. Air-tightness has become increasingly important nowadays. 

Facts about air-tightness 

A study has shown that older dwellings are more resistant to air permeability signifying the quality of workmanship involved in building these homes. Air leakage happens due to uncontrolled air movement, to and fro. 

The Siga air-tightness membranes tapes are designed and developed for homes to achieve maximum resistance against air leakage. 

Places from where air escapes a home 

There are number of places from where air moves to and fro. In order to ensure that a dwelling is highly energy efficient, these areas of a building should be carefully examined for leakage if there are any: 

• Look beneath the door frames or doors. 
• Take a closer look at the inner sides of window sills or window frames 
• Check out the eaves and around rooflights 
• Check out for leakage along timber floorboards 
• Don’t miss the cracks and crevices 
• Check out the meter boxes
• Don’t rule out the loft hatches 
• Check for leakage around heating appliances and fans 
• Look for gaps around vent pipes or heating pipes 

Make sure your dwelling is build right 

Air leakage which happens through gaps or cracks resists energy efficiency. Today’s builders have to comply with building regulations to ensure maximum air-tightness of the dwelling. Air-tightness of a house is determined on the basis of air volume that escapes every hour for each square meter of space. 

How SIGA Air-tightness membrane tapes come to the rescue 

The SIGA air-tightness membranes tapes help achieve maximum energy efficiency. Hence builders recommend using them to achieve higher level of air-tightness. Longevity and quality of these membrane tapes are vital. The greater the quality of the materials the lesser will be the chances of air leakage. Impermeable membranes are used as an imperative measure to achieve success when it comes to building energy efficient homes. 

Air-tightness however doesn’t mean lesser breathability of a house. Breathability is exclusively referred to the building material’s capability to take in moisture and releasing droplets such that none of it is retained. Expenditure related to achieving air tightness varies with construction type. When a building lacks energy efficiency because of air leakage, it is advisable to consider proper renovation by introducing tapes, adhesives and various other building supplies to control escape of air. 

The air-tightness barrier 

Air-tightness barriers are created as a combination of various interconnected building materials which are joined together and further designed in accordance with the building envelope. 

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