Protect Your Home From Severe Winter Weather
Protect Your Home From Severe Winter Weather
The answer to why your home feels so cold may not be what you expect.
2024 is off to a brutally cold start thanks to arctic blasts. Michigan faced an intense winter storm that plummeted temperatures and buried the roads in snow and ice. When the weather outside is frightful, staying inside where it is warm sounds like the perfect remedy. But what if your home is not keeping you warm the way it is supposed to? Ask yourself these questions:
- Are your floors cold?
- Do your pipes freeze routinely?
- Does your heat take forever to warm up a room?
- Are your energy bills higher than usual?
- Do you have heating or cooling equipment?
Cold Intrudes Through Crawl Spaces
If you said yes to any of those questions, it may be time to investigate your crawl space. The crawl space can experience a plethora of problems, including letting cold air enter your home through the floor. Some other issues include moisture, flooding, mold, and pest infiltration. Thankfully, there are proven solutions to keep cold, condensation, and critters at bay.
Crawl Space Snags and Solutions
Crawl space encapsulation and crawl space insulation are two methods of protecting your home that start at the root of the problem. Unfortunately, there are some less effective options than others. For example, it is common to see fiberglass insulation used in crawl spaces; however, that material does not stop air from leaking and can absorb moisture.
That is why HomeSpec Waterproofing and Foundation Repair uses SilverGlo™ for insulating crawl space walls instead. It does stop air leaks and does not absorb moisture thanks to being made of stiff foam. HomeSpec did not forget the floor, that is where TerraBlock™ comes in. It is a flexible foam insulation that can then be covered with the same material used for encapsulation, a moisture barrier known as CleanSpace®.
All of this crawl space and product jargon can be confusing, leaving you feeling even more uncertain than when you started looking for information. HomeSpec Waterproofing and Foundation Repair specializes in basements, crawl spaces, and foundations, and they are here to help. One of HomeSpec's inspectors can visit your home and work with you based on first-hand experience.
Call 1-734-729-6026 today for more information and peace of mind.
