Here at Bird Family Insulation, Savannah (my daughter who manages our office) gets these questions from homeowners, all the time. Which Insulation Is Better? Our answer to this question is … “It depends. You need to answer a few questions …” Are we discussing the attic, basement, crawlspace, floor, bonus room floor, garage ceiling, etc.? What is […]
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Bird Family Insulation has been installing spray foam insulation in retrofit (existing) homes around Atlanta for about 12 years now. We’ve probably sprayed foam in 2,000 homes by now. If there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s this: Homeowners are concerned about the lingering spray foam odor. Before we settle on the price, they’re asking about […]
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Repeatedly, as I read & study, I am told to “remember your ‘why’?” You ask, “Bob, what’s your ‘why’ got to do with hiring subcontractors”? At the core of our business, is the “WHY” question … What is the primary reason I started Bird Family Insulation? For me, it was simple and crystal clear. I […]
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If the code states that attic insulation should be R-30, why are we spraying the roof decks of attics to R-20, (5.5”)? Are we short-changing or deceiving our clients? New Construction Trade-Offs Well, the short answer is this: In New Construction, the trade-offs are easy to hit. In our milder southeastern climate, the high performance […]
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Doesn’t sealing & insulating my attic with spray foam insulation increase the area my AC & Heat has to serve? Recently we had a homeowner struggling with the concept of sealing and insulating his attic with spray foam, because he thought we were adding more area that his AC and Furnace had to heat and […]
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Seal Your Crawlspace with Cement & Spray Foam This week we completed a unique, sealed crawlspace project. Our out-of-state homeowners were using the Eastlake-area house as a rental unit. But there was one big problem. RATS. The house could never be totally rid of rats. In this case, the rodents stubbornly dug under the footings, […]
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I received the phone call from Beau, our operations manager, (he’s also my son). “Dad, we can’t do this duct job, it’s too tight under this house. There’s no way I can give him the quality of craftsmanship that we practice; no way”. We had agreed to rebuild the duct system for a midtown homeowner. His […]
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It’s spring in Atlanta, and here comes the high humidity! Are you worried about that mold in your vented crawlspace? It’s best not to ignore it. Under the right conditions, the colony will grow and expand. And it’s not just a health hazard. Mold is nature’s way of “breaking down” the host it is living […]
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Last Thursday & Friday, Mike W. employed the Bird Pros to redesign his duct system. Part of the problem with his discomfort was that his duct system contained a lot of duct board. Do you feel like your indoor air quality is suffering? Take a look at your HVAC unit. Do you have plenums (large […]
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Today, as I write this blog post, we are forecast to set cold temperature records in much of the USA. Here in Atlanta, it’s a cold, cloudy & damp 40 degrees this afternoon… UGH! Why is my Heat Not Working? Here’s a question I get asked many, many times. “Why isn’t my house warm? We […]
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When the weather turns cold in our Atlanta region, it’s a nasty damp cold that until experienced, you won’t believe how miserable you can get… in a hurry! The thermometer may only say 29 degrees… but we’re suffering. I think the RH (relative humidity) is part of the reason, and the other part is because we otherwise […]
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Do you wear a lot of “One Size Fits All” clothing? We’ve all seen the ball cap, or pair of gloves, with a sewn-in tag that reads, “Universal fit; One size fits all”. OK, I’ll go for that. I’ve got plenty of ball caps and gloves that fit just fine, and have that exact tag […]
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