The Importance of Roofing Insulation in Crofton

Maryland experiences all seasons and as such your Crofton, MD home needs insulation in its roof. If your home doesn’t have adequate insulation in the roof, you will need to add insulation. There are multiple reasons why your roof has to have the proper level of insulation, and there are two ways to get it.

Following State Mandated Building Codes

Older homes may not be up to code if they lack enough roof insulation. Homes that were built by subpar building contractors may also lack adequate insulation in the roof. Either way, you need to bring your home up to code and avoid violation punitive measures by installing more insulation in the roof or changing the roof materials to upgrade to higher insulation ratings. An R-30 or R-49 rating is recommended based on the climate zone in which you live and the 2019 statewide changes in energy conservation requirements.

Keeping Your Home Warm and Comfortable

Maryland winters are often cold and have a lot of heavy snow. Insulating your roof is the first defense line against freezing temperatures and a lot of snow on the roof. When your roof is up to code with proper R-value insulation, your home stays warm and comfortable through the Maryland winters.

Conserving Energy

A lack of insulation means your furnace has to work harder to keep the home warm or cool, depending on the season and appliance. More energy expended to heat or cool results in higher energy use and higher utility bills. The simple addition of insulation to your roof reduces the energy use and reduces the cost of your utility bills every month all year long.

Lowering Your Bills

Who doesn’t want to lower their bills? When your Crofton, MD roof has all the insulation it needs, your utility bills begin to drop. Over the next year you will see a big difference between what you paid last year at the same time and what your bills are now. Saving you money is as simple as increasing the insulation and R-value factor in your roof.

Increasing Resale Value

If you ever decide to sell your home, you can put the roof insulation info into the advertisement for your home. Buyers love it when they can find a home that doesn’t need any updates for major systems or insulation. With the insulation up to code, a buyer is confident that the home will be warm, cozy, energy efficient, have low utility bills, and not end up with fines because the roof is up to code.

If you also replace your roof with a roofing system that has an attached warranty for thirty years or more, your home becomes very attractive to buyers. Those types of warranties and roofing systems usually transfer over to new owners, increasing the overall value of your home. A GAF Certified home roofing system carries such a warranty. As long as you hire Master Elite contractors to install the new roof, full warranties are attached.

Insulation Built Into a Roofing System

With a GAF roofing system, every component right on down to the shingles are constructed to withstand extreme weather conditions, like those experienced by residents in Crofton, MD. Check out the R-value of every component of these roofing systems to see what the overall R-value for a complete roof is. Then decide if you are going to hire roofing experts to install this system (or something similar). 

Insulation Under the Roof

The other means of getting enough insulation into the roof is installing it under the roof. Whether you select rolled insulation or blown insulation, you can fill the spaces between the trusses in the attic. Blown insulation requires wood supports to hold the blown insulation in place, while the rolled insulation can be nailed in between the trusses. When you have a high enough R-value for the rolled insulation, you meet building code requirements. The blown insulation tends to have a lower R-value but insulates better and can be more efficient.

Call for a Quote

Ace Home Improvements can help with your roofing insulation needs and roof replacement. Call for free estimates to see what these projects cost. Then see what a completed insulation or roofing project would save you in utility bills over time. Projects of this sort are being scheduled now for the current project year.