New Year and Insulation – Are They Connected?

by Mark Row

Celebrating New Year in the Warmth of Your Home

You are probably wandering by know how can New Year and insulation be connected. Well, the connection between New Years Eve and insulation may be more obvious than you think. Holiday season, as joyful and merry as it may be also turns out to be quite expensive. Imagine all the things you need to do and all the things you need to buy. First, there are presents for your loved ones, then people usually tend to decorate their homes with a lot of flashing, colorful lights, which is very energy consuming and finally there is always the question of New Year celebration, so whether you have decided to travel to an exotic destination or go to a fancy restaurant or a club, be ready to set aside a serious amount of money. In order of minimizing your costs, you could always choose to spend the New Years Eve in the warmth of your home. That is where insulation comes in place. When speaking of connection between New Year and insulation, we refer to both thermal and acoustic insulation and from the following reasons.

Bring the party to your home!

Now, let’s connect your home insulation to the New Years celebration. Imagine you have decided to welcome the New Year within your home, surrounded by your family and friends. However, your house is too small to embrace all the people you want to invite. But, there is always that draughty, old basement which you have not used for ages but could come in handy now. The only problem is it is too cold and damp. Well, proper basement insulation could be the solution you are looking for. Instead of spending money on expensive trips and New Years celebrations, you could invest it into insulating your basement space. Know that this could be done in a few easy steps and it is basically a DIY job. All you need are a few rigid polystyrene insulation boards or mineral wool insulation products, some skill and you are ready to go. All the necessary products alongside all the advice you may need can be found right here on Insulation shop. You could insulate your basement on the outside, the inside or choose to insulate the basement ceiling, where all three basement insulation methods have their pros and cons, which you should consider prior to insulating. This way your basement space will be properly protected from exterior effects and it could be warmed up much easier and at much lower costs. Look at this as a long-term investment, not only in the light of New Year and insulation, since you could benefit from this in years to come and use the basement for anything you want, including making it a living space.

Moving on to another way to connect New Years Eve to insulation. Let’s take the party upstairs. Just as you have an unused basement space, this could also go for your loft. You are probably using it for nothing more than storage so this is the opportunity to put it into good use. Loft insulation is also a quite simple tasks and it could be done by using all kinds of insulation materials like glass or mineral wool, Thermafleece, as being a more eco-friendly solution or you could opt for some PIR or polystyrene boards or even blown fiber or loose-fill insulation (which should be carried out by a professional). Insulation shop offers you a wide set of named insulation products, manufactured by Knauf, Rockwool, URSA and Kingspan, so you are just a click away from proper loft insulation and a perfect New Year party.

Finally, if you are a proud owner of a spacious property, you could always organize a celebration there. However, there is another problem. You are quite aware that your friends tend to be a bit loud while your neighbors tend to disapprove of such behavior. This time, the spotlight is on acoustic insulation. Acoustic insulation (also known as soundproofing) will reduce the transmission of noise from one place to another. Insulation will absorb the sound and reduce the level of noise. Note that this goes both ways. It will also protect your home form undesired external sound effects and allow you to enjoy the peace and quiet of your home, so it is another long-term solution. Also keep in mind that building regulation have made soundproofing obligatory. Here, you can go for Knauf Plasterboard, Rockwool Insulation Slabs or URSA Acoustic Insulation Rolls, it is all up to you.

URSA Acoustic Insulation Roll             Soundshield Plasterboard

Now that you understood some possible connections between New Year and insulation, add some decorative lighting, some good music to dance to, a few cocktails, gather your friends and have an unforgettable party. Insulation Shop herewith informs you that if you need delivery before Christmas please contact us before placing orders, since all orders which can not be carried out before Christmas will be delivered after 01/01/2013. We wish you a happy New Year and a warm and well insulated home!

If you have more thoughts on New Year and Insulation, feel free to post them in the comments section below. I will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have.