The Benefits of Insulation

Insulation batts keep you cool by acting as a permanent barrier to extreme conditions of our Australian environment. The inside temperature of your home can be several degrees cooler than an un-insulated or poorly insulated home.

Insulation can also keep you warm because they act as a barrier against heat loss. They work just as effectively in winter as they do in summer. Your home will be warmer or cooler, more efficient to heat and much more comfortable to live in.

Insulation helps manage the transfer of heat
Heat flow or heat transfer occurs in three different ways:

Conduction:
When materials of different temperatures come into contact, for example when a metal spoon is placed in hot water, heat is transferred to the spoon and up the handle. Because Pink Batts contain air pockets which are poor conductors, by installing Pink Batts, heat transfer is reduced.

Radiation:
Invisible heat rays from the sun warm objects on earth. Lighter coloured roofing materials help reflect this radiated heat, but dark coloured roofing tends to absorb the heat. Once inside the roof space, the heat. Once inside the roof space, the heat entering rooms below will be reduced with ceiling and wall insulation.

Convection:
When warm air rises, it is called convective heat flow. In winter it is useful to "recycle" these pockets of warm air by trapping it in small pockets within the walls and ceiling spaces.

Insulation can help you save significant amounts of money
An average home correctly insulated not only saves on energy, but also reduces your carbon footprint.

Heating and cooling generally costs power as we may quite often use unnecessary & often inefficient heating and cooling appliances, and or natural gas heating (a non-renewable fossil fuel). Moderating temperature using batts saves on the power bilss (up to 40%!) and saves the planet at the same time.

They pay themselves off in less than 5 years and then keep on saving throughout the life of your home.

What is an R-value?
An R-value is the level of thermal resistance as tested in a laboratory. This thermal resistance depends on the number of air pockets in the insulation. Because air is a poor conductor of heat, the more air pockets the better. The higher the R-value, the more efficient the insulation.