RESIDENTIAL INSULATION AND RE-INSULATION IN CLEVELAND OH
Cleveland is home to many local sights and features, its a city rich in culture and personality, boasting the Rock-and-Roll Hall of Fame, Progressive Field, Art and Science Museums, Music Halls, and fantastic foods with wide renown found in Cleveland's many restaurants as well as The West Side Market.
Reaching into the 20th century, Cleveland was one of the the largest cities in America, and currently boasts a population of about 361,000 residents, and it accommodates thousands more who commute to work every day in Cleveland, Ohio.
Unified Insulation wants every Cleveland household to be more comfortable, become more energy efficient, and save money on their energy bills – We do this through the installation of high-quality insulation and weatherization services to stop air leaks and keep your expensive energy inside the home!
Cleveland contains many older homes that could greatly benefit from retrofitting their insulation and air sealing. Yet residents all over Cleveland continue to 'make do' each year as the summer heat and winter lake-effect snow and winds blast off Lake Erie and into their homes!
Unified Insulation wants to save you money and make your life more comfortable than ever, with our insulation and re-insulation services! With our service area of 60 miles, Unified Insulation has got Cleveland, and all of its suburbs, covered!
Could your Cleveland home be under-insulated?
A recent study by The North American Insulation Manufacturers Association (NAIMA), concluded that 90% of all American homes were under-insulated! If your Cleveland home was built around the 1980's or before, chances are that you're living in one of them. Increase the energy efficiency and comfort of your home with Unified Insulation Systems insulating and re-insulating services!
We offer free thermal camera inspections that are guaranteed to spot the areas where outside hot or cold air is entering the home, and we'll show you in real time! Then we'll provide our plan to insulate and weatherize your home, ensuring a better indoor environment and lower energy bills!
Our crew is specialized in insulation and weatherization, which is all to keep the outside, outside! In Cleveland we offer: Attic and basement insulation, sidewall insulation, insulation retrofitting, new insulation projects, new construction insulation, new addition insulation, and weatherization services! These upgrades will increase energy efficiency, lower energy bills, and make for a more comfortable and quiet home.
- New Home Insulation - This is the best time to add insulation to your home! With the studs exposed, we are able to insulate in a variety of ways, with more materials available for customers to choose from. Unified Insulation will coordinate with Cleveland contractors and builders to maximize energy efficiency, comfort, and overall value!
- New Addition Insulation – Adding a new addition to your Cleveland area home? Similarly to new construction, this is an excellent time to have high-quality insulation installed! You will have more options for materials, and it will be less time consuming than retrofitting an existing location – Its win-win all around!
- Older Home Insulation – Older homes are most vulnerable to the elements, period! Many were not constructed with insulation because it was not required in building codes! Insulation in the attic will provide the most immediate benefits and efficiency, followed by basement insulation and/or crawlspace insulation, and then the largest part of your home, the sidewalls. Unified Insulation Systems uses loose-fill or blown-in insulation, blanket or batt insulation, CoreFoam Masonry Foam and Spray foam where appropriate **If a company wants to put all foam in your attic and wall cavities, that's a red flag - Give UIS a call first to SAVE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS in costs! We have a blog titled, Hit Piece: Spray Foam covering the negative effects of foam in walls here**
Our Favorite Insulation – Why we love Cellulose and why its best the best insulation for Cleveland Ohio
Cellulose insulation is made from recycled paper that has been shredded and 'fiberized'. Because of its renewed lifespan as a recycled product, its highly affordable, costing about half as much as fiberglass insulation – the former tried and true king of insulation – and the most 'Green' of all Insulation. Cellulose insulation is also factory treated with borates to repel critters, reduce external sound, and to be in the top-rated tier of fire resistance, Class 1! Can you see why its our favorite insulation yet?
The homes in Cleveland can stand to benefit particularly from this insulation when used as loose fill attic insulation, and as blown insulation placed into hollow cavities inside walls. Because Cleveland winters are so cold, the climate itself must be taken into account as well. Fiberglass at sub-zero temperatures will lose R-value, while cellulose will increase in R-value!
Taking it even one step further... this insulation can be installed into sidewalls with added pressure – called dense packing, which will drive the product into every nook and crevice possible, completely stopping air gaps and providing additional R-value of 13.6 in a 2x4 wall. We achieve a density of 3.5lbs per square foot, which is the amount required to stop air gaps from allowing outside air to flow into the home and to compact the insulation to suitable levels, this avoids sagging for up to 20 years!
So if you see photos on competitors sites, where the cellulose insulation doesn't go around a little pipe, know that they're made to fool consumers, don't be fooled! Dense pack cellulose insulation will blast into every space available and then compact onto itself with added pressure for even more insulating ability and longevity!
But wait, there's so much more!
Cellulose insulation can be installed directly on top of fiberglass insulation that is already inside walls - This is known as re-insulating or retrofitting insulation and is called: Cellulose over Fiberglass. Many studies have shown that this is an effective way to bring back the R-value of a home with older insulation, while also keeping your re-insulation costs to a minimum!
How is dense pack cellulose in walls different from loose fill cellulose in attics?
Loose fill cellulose in an attic is easy enough to wrap your mind around, its a blanket of loose material on the attic floor, that traps inside temperatures in the living spaces of the home...but how can Unified Insulation get cellulose into my walls?
We have to drill small holes. First, we'll need to assess the style of home: whether it is brick faced, has siding, or has paneled siding. In the case of homes with siding or paneling, we're able to access the inside of the wall cavities from the outside of the home. We cannot recommend insulation through brick surfaces, instead we would need to set up a work zone inside of the home and access the hollow cavities via the drywall-side indoors.
We will install drop cloths, whether insulating from outside or inside, to catch debris and make clean up easier, as well as to protect your large objects and furniture. Then we'll begin drilling holes into your stud cavities, with special attention given to areas around windows and doors. Guided by our thermal cameras, your insulation will go right where you need it, and stay there for decades! We usually only need one hole drilled per 8 foot section, our hoses are able to reach any spaces inside from here.
Once complete, we will patch the holes (and mud them if insulating your home from the inside), replace your siding, clean up all of our drop clothes and then wipe off surfaces! Only a small paint touch up over the patches is required by the owner. You'll notice the lack of outside sounds immediately and see the savings on your next energy bills!
With a 60 mile radius, Cleveland and its many suburbs, are covered by Unified Insulation
While our warehouse and main office are located in Akron Ohio, UIS has one of the largest services areas of any insulation provider in Ohio and we offer free inspections and quotes to each of them! Whether you're just down the road in Akron or 60 miles away! Call Unified Insulation Systems at 330-773-7377 to schedule your complimentary inspection and quote!