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Creating the perfect Thermal Envelope for your home requires experience, training and the latest technologies and products. At Prudent Homes, we provide thermal insulation services to crawl spaces, hybrid attics, garage ceilings and walls. A thermal envelope is a barrier that separates and protects the inside of your home from the outside elements. It protects us from cold, snowy winters and hot sweltering summers. Prudent Homes ensures that your thermal envelope will protect your home from issues caused by the elements as well as invasive pests. Our trained and licensed professionals have years of experience and execute each job safely and efficiently, creating a full thermal envelope of protection for your home that will last for years.
Thermal Envelope Protection in Northern Virginia
A thermal envelope consists of three main layers: an outer layer that controls the weather outside your home, an insulation layer that moderates and controls temperature and energy efficiency, and a vapor control layer that control the interior air. The outer layer and vapor layer protect the insulation layer in between. The outer layer protects the insulation from the outside elements of water, wind and rain. The internal vapor layer protects the insulation from interior moisture in the air and air that move towards the outside of the house, cools and turns to condensation. If the insulation layer in between is not protected, it become damp which can create mold and mildew issues, effect the wooden structure of a home and make the home less energy efficient. If the upstairs in your house is too hot in the summer or too cold in the winter, it may be that the insulation is compromised. This can be a result from a breakdown in your thermal envelope.
Prudent Homes Can Restore Your Thermal Envelope
To keep your home energy efficient and keep the air within your home healthy, it is imperative to keep the insulation in your home dry. This may include performing work in your crawl space, attic, ceilings and walls. Anywhere insulation is located, there’s a chance it can be compromised including moisture created from pests and rodent urine, etc. Prudent Homes has everything in its arsenal to deal with the thermal issues in your home. Whether it is leaks and gaps allowing moist air into your home from the outside or gaps within your home’s interior, we will find it and provide a full thermal envelope solution. Prudent Homes Insulation is a member of the U.S. Green Building Council.
