Imagine walking in a shed made of just wood or metal on a hot or cold day. The inside of the shed would be hotter on the inside than it is outside on a hot day and it would be very cold on a cold day. This is due to the lack of insulation in the shed and the lack of a heater or air conditioner. Even if you had a heater and air conditioner in the shed, it wouldn't work nearly as well when it comes to getting the shed to a comfortable temperature without insulation in place. This is exactly why you want to make sure your home is properly insulated. Here are some other things that you are going to want to know about insulation:
Your home should have insulation in many areas
As many areas as possible should be fully insulated in your home. These areas include the ceilings, the walls, the floors, the basement, and the attic. A lot of times some homes won't have adequate insulation in the attic or the basement, and this can be a problem.
The attic can get very hot in the summertime as the sun beats down on the roof. While you are trying to keep your home cooler, the hot attic will be defeating your efforts, leaving your home hotter and causing the air conditioner to work a lot harder than it should.
The basement is at least partially underground and this makes it even colder in the winter when you are trying to keep your home heated and this puts more stress on your heater and makes it harder to keep the home at a comfortable temperature in the wintertime. This is why it is crucial for you to make sure the attic and basement are properly insulated.
Insulation also helps to control sounds in the home
Another thing that insulation will do for your home is to make it so sounds don't travel through the walls and cause the house to be very loud. Without insulation in the walls, you would be able to hear things going on in other rooms loudly, and this can make it hard to hear your TV, enjoy some quiet time, go to sleep when others are awake, relax after a stressful day, have a private conversation, watch your TV, or listen to the radio without bothering other people who also live in your home.
Talk to an insulation company to learn more about your options.