How R Value Affects Heating and Cooling in St Petersburg

R-value i a term tht u commonly hear ut f th mouths f St Petersburg HVA contractors! S

"ht i it# e$actly% &ell# R-value i a measure f insulation's ability t resist heat traveling thrugh it!
(echnically# it i calculate) b ta*ing th ratio f th tem+erature )ifference ,r n insulator vr th
heat flu$ thrugh it! -ut ll u rll n) t remember i th higher th R-value# th bttr th
insulation "or*s!
(h R-value i )e+en)ent n th insulating material# "ll it thic*ness n) )ensity! Sm
materials r sim+ly mr resistant t tem+eratures thn others# "hi,h i "h insulation hul) l"
b +urchase) base) n it R-value# rthr thn it thic*ness r "eight!
An insulation's effectiveness l )e+en)s n th location it i installe)! .f insulation i com+resse)# it
R-value m b lo"ere) /unless it i s+ecifically )esigne) t "ithstan) +ressure0! 1ayering heavy
insulation n to+ f lighter insulation ,n ,u com+ression# ,n "e)ging blan*ets /or batts0 int
narro" cavities! 2ne$+ecte) moisture ,n substantially lo"er th R-value "ll b "eighing )"n
th insulation# leaving ga+s n) bare s+ots! 3r thi reason# it's im+ortant t +ro+erly install ur
insulation t achieve th ma$imum thermal resistance!
(h R-value f n insulating material i 4r inch f thic*ness! Sno" h n R-value f R-5!6 4r inch
f thic*ness# "hil bale) stra" generally h n R-value f 5!7! 1oose-fill insulation /such fiberglass
r cellulose0 uull h n R-value ranging frm R-8!6 t 9!7! Rigi) insulation /such +lastic foam0
,n run frm R-9!7 t :!6 r higher! Aerogel h n R-value f but R-56!6# n) vacuum insulate)
+anels to+ th list "ith n astonishing R-value f R-96!6 /or higher0 4r inch f thic*ness!
&hn calculating R-value fr vrl layers f insulation# u sim+ly a)) thir R-values together! 3r
e$am+le# n inch f loose-fill fiberglass h n R-value f R-8!7! (" inches "ul) hv n R-value f
R-7!6# assuming it " +ro+erly installe) n) uncom+resse)!
3or more heating an) cooling ti+s# chec* this "ebsite out!