Insulation
Levelwall
Mitten Levelwall has an R-value 1600% higher than fabric roll housewraps. A typical wall contains 20% uninsulated wood studs which conduct hot and cold directly into a home. Levelwall reduces air infiltration like a fabric wrap, but goes one step further by insulating the wood studs and eliminating energy transfer points that erode the comfort in the home. Noise transmission into the house can also be reduced.
Our Levelwall's hinge and 1/2" facer overlap to provide you with a fan fold that's easy to use and lays absolutely flat to make your job easier. No more lumps and ridges to fight with. Horizontal seams fit tightly with the 1/2" facer overlap. The rigid panels make cutting around doors and windows easy.
The patented grid system printed on each panel saves you money by saving your installers' valuable time. Roof angles are easy to fir as well as door and window areas. No more patching and piecing around crooked cuts.
Features:
- Premium quality insulation plus reflective foil provides a lasting high R-value to the wall
- Easy to cut and fit
- 3/8" x 48" x 24' fan-fold makes installation easy
- Insulates the wall studs and virtually eliminates air infiltration drafts
- Patented Grid System on the fan-fold panels speeds the application by simplifying cutting
- Provides rigid support
- Breathes, providing important water vapor permeability, minimizing the risk of damaging condensation
- Made with high quality expanded polystyrene, a material which contains no harmful chemicals
- Available in 3/8'', ¾" and 1" thicknesses
Tyvek
What is Housewrap?
Tyvek® HomeWrap™ is a weatherization membrane that provides a protective layer under a home's siding and over the sheathing. It is literally wrapped around a home over the wood or foam sheathing, cut out around windows and doors and taped at the seams.
Wrapping a home in a protective envelope is a good building practice that helps combat a home's worst enemies: water, moisture and air infiltration. Tyvek® behind a home's siding is an excellent secondary defense against the weather.
How Insulation Works
Trapped air is an excellent insulator. As long as the air is NOT MOVING. The double pane windows in your home or a Thermos® bottle are two good examples of how trapped air acts as an insulator to keep what's inside warm or cold. Wall insulation works the same way, As long as the air inside the insulation stays still and dry, the insulation works to its rated R-value. The result is a comfortable home. But, an average 2,500 square foot home has more than 1/2 mile of cracks and crevices in the wall cavity and if the wind blows even a little (and it blows, on average, 8 mph across Canada), air is forced into your home. Your heater or air conditioner will run more often to keep you comfortable, resulting in higher energy bills.
How Tyvek® HomeWrap™ Works
Tyvek® reduces the movement of air into your home and also helps keep water (from driving rain, for example) out of your walls. Tyvek® HomeWrap™ can breath too (like Gore-Tex® clothing). That means that, if moisture does get inside your walls, Tyvek® lets it pass through to the outside. Helping keep air and water out; letting moisture vapor pass through - it's the perfect way to keep you comfortable year round.
Residing Board
Residing is a perfect opportunity to add insulation to an existing wall and STYROFOAM Brand Residing Insulation is the right insulation product to do it. It was specifically designed for residing professionals and fastens easily over the old siding providing a level surface for the new siding.
The biggest advantage is you are able to add a layer of insulation to the entire wall without any demolition. And the higher insulation levels mean energy savings year after year for the homeowner.