The process of air sealing reduces the amount of air that transfers through your home. Air sealing is an important energy saving step that helps control energy costs, reduces drafts, helps keep out pests and allergens, and increases the overall air quality in your home.
Air can leak through cracks and openings around a building envelope. Air leaks allow conditioned inside air to escape your home and unconditioned air to enter. For many years air leaks were believed to allow adequate and proper home ventilation. Building science has proved uncontrolled air leaks can cause too much or too little air to enter or leave your home, resulting in poor indoor air quality.
Spray foam insulation is a one-step solution to insulate and seal air leaks. Spray foam insulation is applied as a liquid and expands to completely fill a cavity. When it expands, it naturally seals air leaks while adding R-value. Spray foam insulation can also increase building strength which can be beneficial during strong winds.
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