A worry-free, comfortable home
A home should be enjoyable and comfortable, not cold enough to make you shiver in the winter or hot enough to make you sweat in the summer. A home should be a place where you and your family feel safe, not plagued by worries over whether your insulation generates harmful emissions or adds to allergy concerns. It’s your retreat, and it should feel like one.
The highest R-value
Operating a home should be a reasonable expense, not a constant drain on the budget as warm air escapes through drafty cracks in the floor or cool air evaporates under the onslaught of a hot summer sun. Buying a home is the most rewarding purchase you can make, and you should enjoy it.
A Greener Future
A home should be a neutral part of the environment, not a source of excessive greenhouse emissions or an unnecessary drain on natural resources. It should generate feelings of pride, acting as a showcase for your commitment to a greener future.
The Ideal Insulation Solution
KinLar Insulation’s soya-based spray foam insulation solution is the perfect way to make your home more comfortable, more energy-efficient, and more eco-friendly. You can rely on our expertise to identify the areas of concern within your home—such as exterior walls, windows & doors, attic and basement—and deal effectively with them.
Why do we use spray foam insulation? Because foam provides proven thermal protection combined with superior air barrier properties. It can fill small holes or large. It provides seamless permanent protection, even around the most difficult shapes. It doesn’t promote mold growth, and thus, can reduce allergens in the home. It can even reduce airborne noise pollution. Amazingly, the cost of a spray foam solution is similar to any other insulation solution.
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How do I keep my home comfortable?
In the winter, the comfort of your home can be dramatically impacted by addressing the three primary methods of heat loss in a home: conduction, convection and air leakage.
Conduction is the transfer of heat between substances that are in direct contact with each other. For example, warm air touching a brick wall will conduct heat through the wall. Some substances, such as metal, conduct heat better than others.
The cellular structure of KinLar Insulation’s spray foam insulation makes it a very poor conductor—it prevents conduction and your heat stays inside where it belongs.
Convection is the movement of air as it is heated and cooled. As hot air rises and cool air descends (more dense), heat is lost gradually to the outside. Heated air can move in any direction, even sideways, as it migrates toward a colder space. This means a room over an unheated garage will lose heat through the floor.
Our spray foam insulation, by its very nature, expands to fill open spaces—eliminating the flow of air along exterior surfaces. Plus, its ability to stick to any dry surface makes it ideal for insulating floors.
Air infiltration is when the wind blows into your home, encouraging warm air to exit (or exfiltrate) on the leeward side. Wind can enter under doors, through gaps around windows, and through small holes in the house, and heated air leaks out the same way. What may surprise you is how much heat is lost this way: Up to 35% of heat loss in a home can be attributed to air infiltration—versus 18-20% from doors and windows, and 10% from ceilings.
Our spray foam insulation creates an unparalleled seal, even around pipes and fittings, and even over small cracks—effectively blocking air leaks.
In a multi-level home the combination of convection and air infiltration can cause what’s known as the ‘stack effect’—the flow of warm air from the lower levels of the house to the top and out. Lower levels are where air infiltration most commonly occurs, and improperly sealed homes often permit a great deal of air to pass in this manner.
Sealing the subfloor and the roofline with KinLar Insulation’s spray foam insulation creates an air barrier within the home—keeping heat inside and your family warm and comfortable.
How can I protect the investment in my home?
Moisture is the leading cause of building deterioration. In its various forms, it can cause metal to rust, wood to rot, and concrete to crumble. Unfortunately, a great deal of moisture can be carried by airflow through even a small hole in the envelope around your home—more moisture than is typically created by diffusion through building materials.
KinLar Insulation’s spray foam insulation eliminates this sort of moisture entry into the home by forming an air-tight seal—even over and around small holes.
How can I keep air quality high for my family?
Air quality is affected by numerous factors including allergens, particles in the air, and gases. Air infiltration is a major cause of poor air quality, allowing exterior dust and allergens to enter the home. Inside the home there can be other issues, such as mold or spores caused by moisture build-up. In addition, all building products give off gases or particles to a degree, some at higher levels than others.
KinLar Insulation’s spray foam insulation solution helps to control air quality in several important ways:
• It blocks air infiltration and keeps allergens to a minimum.
• The superior air barrier of Polarfoam PF-7300 discourages moisture build-up.
• Polarfoam PF-7300 SOYA emits no VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) or CFCs (Chloro Fluoro Carbons). It contains no formaldehyde or bleach and has received the GREENGUARD Children & Schools certification from Greenguard.org.