Whilst the UK temperature is hitting a current yearly high, it’s no surprise that improving your homes insulation has hit the bottom of your to do list. But here’s the thing, thermal efficiency isn’t just for Christmas!
Insulating a home, isn’t solely about gaining a warmer home. Its about regulating your temperature.
Think of your house like a thermos flask. Whatever is inside the thermos you want to keep warm for as long as possible, but we also use thermos for keeping things cool. The product isn’t designed just for warmth – its aim is to regulate the temperature of the product inside and slow down the heat transfer. Keeping the warm air out for a cold drink, or the warm air in for a hot soup.
This is the exact same for spray insulation and your home. Spray foam doesn’t create heat, or cold. It simply ‘traps’ it. Keeping your home at a more stable temperature for longer.
At Green Horizon Energy Solutions – our open cell spray foam is a perfect solution for slowing the transfer of heat. We use a product called H2foam lite E from Huntsman. This was originally developed for use in timber framed houses in Canada which have to accommodate hot summers and freezing conditions in winter. For more information about how we can help you insulate your home please get in touch.
Keeping cool
Here are a few more tips to help keep the heat at bay.
- Close your curtains, especially where windows are in direct sunlight. Blocking out some of those hot rays will see the room temperature avoid those dizzying heights.
- Close doors on those cool rooms. You really want to keep those rooms as little cool havens in your home, so where you have a cooler area of the home, make sure you keep it that way. This also applies in reverse. If you have a room that is an oven and you don’t need to be in there – then keep that heat away from the rest of the home by shutting it in.
- Create your own air con – if you have a fan you can easily do this. Place a shallow bowl of ice in front of the fan and feel the cooled air blowing your way.
