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Category: Air Sealing

August 28, 2024

What’s Really Lurking in Your Air Ducts?

You might not see it, but your air ducts could be hiding a lot more than you think. Recently, we came across some shocking finds in our clients’ ducts—dust bunnies, pet hair, and even…

June 22, 2024

Hey Atlanta, Here is Your Priority Order of Energy-Saving Home Improvements

Written by Bob Bird, Bird Family Insulation We recently upgraded the refrigerator in our travel trailer, and in doing so I need to upgrade the battery system so that our 110v electric refrigerator runs…

October 19, 2023

What is the Best Floor Insulation for Atlanta, GA?

It’s early October, and Atlanta’s wet, winter conditions are right around the corner. What’s the best-performing insulation for your home’s floors to protect you from the approaching damp, cold temperatures about to hit Atlanta?…

November 28, 2022

What Is The Best Attic Insulation For Pest Control?

Is there such a thing as “Pest Resistant Attic Insulation”? Very often – after we’ve scheduled their job, my client will ask, “Bob, you’re installing the insulation that kills bugs, right?” To my knowledge,…

June 27, 2022

Airsealing Your Attic Floor: Is it Important?

Is airsealing my attic floor really that important? Is it so important that I should pay extra to have it done, before adding attic insulation? Four in-house appointments per day, four days a week….

April 20, 2022

What is “The Science of Air-Flow”, & How Does it Benefit Me?

Actually, the term, “Science of Air-Flow” is one created by Bird Family Insulation to describe our protocol of testing & measuring the efficiency of residential HVAC duct systems. After many years in this business…

August 4, 2021

If your air ducts are located in the attic, you have one risk-free choice: Air Duct Encapsulation.

Our definition of encapsulation is thus: The process of placing something within a capsule. If your HVAC air ducts are located in your attic, you already know that it’s the worst possible place. You’d…

September 23, 2019

Securing Your Attic Against Rodents

Our name may be Bird Family Insulation, but trust me, you can count on us for way more than just insulation! I want to let you in on some details from our most recent…

April 1, 2019

RATS in the Chimney

Airsealing Shuts Down Rat Hidden Highway! Last month, we received a call from a “Frantic”, Ms Homeowner. Her husband had found a large, dead rat lying on the floor in their “almost” finished basement….

May 11, 2018

“Bob, her bedroom is still cold!”

“Bob, I’ve spent a lot of money on your services, and my daughter’s bedroom is still cold. In fact, I’m lying in her bed, and I feel cold air coming from her vent, while we…

January 17, 2018

I did not believe it, until I actually saw the results.

Today, I’m a card-carrying believer in sealing up our homes against uncontrolled air infiltration. The 24/7 exchange of air between our living space and outdoors is a huge, powerful, very real and negative force. I didn’t…

January 10, 2017

Some interesting trivia regarding 150 degrees…

In 150 degrees… Astick of butter melts in minutes. Popcorn “pops”. Perfectly fine candles “wilt over”. It is the average afternoon & evening temperature in Georgia attics. AND, it is exactly twice the temperature…

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