Even if you don’t know much about attic insulation, it makes a lot of sense that the process of adding more layers of insulation to your attic will protect your home overall. The roof and attic are some of the most exposed areas of any home, and as the wind blows stronger in taller places, houses with two or more storeys will typically experience harsher temperatures during the winter.
Attic insulation acts to protect these areas of your home against the cold and keep the heat inside for as long as possible. While attic insulation will also protect your home in the summer to some extent, that effect is typically more limited because the sunlight and heat of summer can enter at any part of your home that isn’t properly isolated, rendering the use of your AC to be less effective.
In the winter, as temperatures drop, your attic is most vulnerable, and through your ceilings the rising heat can escape more readily if your attic is cold and exposed to external influences. As a result, adding attic insulation will save a lot on your energy bills by ensuring that your HVAC system will not need to compensate for rapidly escaping heat once the freeze sets in. Have Roof One of Michigan out to inspect the insulation in the attic as this plays a major role along with ventilation in the longevity of your roof.
