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Add Resale Value to Your KC Home with Insulation

Want to add more value to your Kansas City home? Start by insulating your home properly with A+ Insulation. This simple addition can drastically add value to your home immediately in the form of lower utility bills and later when you decide to put it on the market. Here’s what you need to know about insulating your home, and why it’s a great investment to make.

The Insulation Standards Are Changing

Insulation standards are not what they were a few years ago. Cities and towns within the Kansas City metro are raising the R-Value that your insulation has to meet in the 2015 calendar year. (R-Value is the capacity of your insulation to resist heat flow.) This means new homes, or homes for sale, need to have insulation with acceptable R-Values. The upside to this is that it will mean more energy efficient homes. The higher the R-Value of your insulation, the more savings you’ll see when it comes to your monthly utility bill.

See all the types of insulation that can add value to your home on our website.

ROI of Insulating Your Home

The return on your investment is huge when it comes to insulating your home. Attic insulation is one of the most important types to have in a Midwestern home. This type of insulation can pay for itself in just two years based on energy savings. In this amount of time you can save an average of $1,000 in energy savings. Take it from Mike O’Hara, the owner of A+ Insulation who says, “Updating your home’s insulation is a financially responsible decision.” Since insulation is responsible for up to 70% of the total heat gain and loss in your home, the proper type, amount, and installation of insulation can make a huge difference in your savings in the longterm.

Call A+ Insulation at (913) 281-2250 or (816) 268-7511 to increase the value of your home with new insulation.

Why Our Customers Love Us . . . and You Will Too!

At A+ Insulation we pride ourselves on being a customer service company who specializes in insulation services. While our technicians are masters of their craft, they are also customer service experts. That’s because we aren’t a business without our customers – and we value each and every single person who trusts us to get the job done for them. If you haven’t called us yet to insulate your home, here a few reasons why you should.

A+ Insulation Is Award Winning

One thing that solidifies our outstanding customer service is our Angie’s List Super Service Award. We’ve managed to take home the honor five years in a row now. The Super Service Award honors excellence among service and health providers who maintain superior service ratings and reviews on Angie’s List. This means we are among the top 5% of service businesses on Angie’s List in the Kansas City area.

We Offer Honest Customer Feedback for New Customers

On top of our awards, you can read more about our great craftsmanship and service straight from current customers of A+ Insulation right on our homepage. We offer several unaltered customer testimonials on our webpage, as well as on other review sites, like Google+ and Facebook. Hear what people are saying about us, and see if it helps you decide if we earned that A+ in our name.

“Mike goes over every possible way to save money and is happy to give his expert advice with a non-biased attitude. When asking his opinion, he would tell me straight, but would never push his opinion on me. Mike was helpful, easy to work with, and significantly less expensive than any other company we got quotes from. He charges by the square foot, not by the job, and he includes patching and spackle in his pricing. He comes highly recommended.

-Ian F., Kansas City

“From the beginning I knew Mike and his team at A+ Insulation would do a great job. When Mike came to give us the estimate, both he and I climbed up in the attic to look around. He didn’t just peek his head up in the attic. He was willing to show me (a woman) what he was going to be doing. While we were up there, he found exposed wires and lighting that were a fire hazard and needed to be taken care of before insulation could be installed. He even offered to do these things for us. His staff was friendly, and cleaned up the area when they were finished. I could have paid less somewhere else, but you get what you pay for. Peace of mind is priceless.

– Dawn V., Kansas City

Call A+ Insulation at either (816) 268-7511 or (913) 281-2250 for superior customer service and excellent insulation repair and installation.

4 Ways to Know Your Home Is Under Insulated

icicles under insulationInsulation plays a huge role in how comfortable your home is during all four seasons of the year. Not having enough of it can leave your family too hot or too cold, and it can drastically affect the cost of your energy bills. And 90% of homes in the United States fall under one or all of those categories.  Here are a few ways to tell if your Kansas City area home is under insulated.

High Energy Bills

High energy bills can be attributed to many things. But if you’ve already had your heating and cooling system checked for efficiency and your windows are in good shape, insulation is probably your issue. In this case your heating and cooling system has to work harder during all seasons because a home that isn’t properly insulated allows heat in the summer and cold air in the winter into your home.

Your Pipes Freeze in the Winter

Do you have to deal with frozen pipes in the winter? This could be a telltale sign that you need more insulation in your home. If you wait too long to get the issue fixed you could have a real mess on your hands that will cost you a lot more money than having insulation installed. If your frozen pipes burst you could be looking at a gutted home.

Your Home Experiences Ice Damming

Another problem poor home insulation can cause in the winter is ice damming. This happens when your warm roof melts the snow on top of it. The melted snow then runs down your roof until it hits the unheated part past the exterior walls near your gutter, where it re-freezes creating an ice dam. This can damage not only your roof, but your gutters as well. And it can pose a danger to people or objects below your roof. Proper roof insulation is very important to safeguard your home from this winter issue.

Upstairs Rooms Are Significantly Warmer in the Summer

Another sign you need more insulation is if your home experiences more heat and humidity on the upper floors in the summer. Temperature variances of 10-15 degrees or more between your lower and upper floors is a sign you should call an insulation company to talk about their insulation services. Inconsistent temperatures can affect how hard your heating and cooling system has to work, which can also cost you more money on your energy bills.

 

Call A+ Insulation today for a free insulation estimate at 913-281-2250.

5 Reasons to Call A+ Insulation

A+ Insulation VanResidential or commercial insulation is not something you should leave up to amateurs. The right type and amount of insulation varies by space, location, problem, as well as desired outcome. And it takes an educated technician to know when each is needed. If you’re not sure where to start when it comes to insulating your Kansas City home or business, here are five reasons to call A+ Insulation today.

1) All A+ Insulation Team Members Are Certified Insulation Master Craftsmen

This means they have passed a test of product knowledge. Master craftsmen know all the specifics about our products and services, like where to use each type of insulation, and how much is necessary in each situation. They also have to pass an insulation test that requires them to know how to determine what type of insulation your home or business might already have.

2) Each Project Has an On-Site Manager for the Entire Project

The on-site managers oversee the crew working on the project. They are extremely experienced when it comes to insulation installation, as many of our managers have moved up the ranks over the years. Our on-site managers are also the main point of contact for homeowners. They walk you through the process of the project step by step. Our managers can also address any questions or issues you might have.

3) A+ Insulation Educates our Customers on the Project

A+ Insulation wants each homeowner to be well educated when it comes to their home’s insulation. This helps homeowners understand the value that they are putting into their home with new installation, how it can help them when it comes to energy bills, and what type of lifespan and pricing they can expect.

We provide each homeowner with before, during and after photos of the project, so you know where your money is going. Insulation is usually added to crawl spaces, attics, or behind walls where most homeowners can’t get to, so the pictures allow you to see what’s going on. We also offer an option for you to purchase a portfolio of your project, which entails the photos, the amount of bags of insulation used, and other important information.

4) Your Home Stays Clean from Start to Finish

You’ll hardly notice we  are there throughout the entire project. At A+ Insulation, we want you to feel comfortable in your home while we install your insulation. That’s why we cover the entire path of the project in plastic. This ensures that we don’t track in any dirt from outside, or any mess from the project area into your home. Many homes we work on are cleaner after we leave than when we got there!

5) Customer Service

At A+ Insulation, we pride ourselves on earning the grade. We want our customers to be 100% satisfied. That’s why we offer a one-year guarantee on our work, and always finish the job with a customer satisfaction survey to make sure we are doing everything we can to better serve you. We bend over backwards to accommodate our customers. And most of our customers would agree. We have more than 250 five-star reviews on review sites, as well as dozens of testimonials on our website. We make sure customer satisfaction stays our number one priority with our company structure. We hold our project managers accountable for the work that is done at each home. This means blame is never deflected.

For excellent insulation services that make the grade, call A+ Insulation today at, 913-281-2250.

Spring forward into Summer Insulation Savings!

Most people know that properly insulated homes are more energy efficient than poorly insulated homes.

A typical pound of fiberglass insulation saves 12 times as much energy in its first year in place as the energy used to produce it.

Installing insulation helps reduce energy loss in a number of areas in the house. About 25% of a home’s energy can be lost through the attic.

The attic is the easiest place to add insulation, so it should be the first area of the home to focus on during an energy efficiency retrofit.

Adding insulation to walls and ceilings and over unconditioned ground floor spaces, like basements and garages, is a simple and effective way to reduce energy loss.

Should I insulate my home?

Do you:

  • Have an older home and haven’t added insulation (only 20% of homes built before 1980 were well insulated)
  • Feel uncomfortably cold in the winter or hot in the summer.
  • Have a new house or addition or have new siding or roofing
  • Pay excessive energy bills
  • Get bothered by noise from the outdoors
  • Feel concerned about the effect of energy use on the environment

If you answered “yes” to any of these, call NOW!