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Show Insulate To Enjoy Air Conditioning, Home Lumber Co. Will Aid In Program Summer is the time of year when a homeowner's fancy should seriously turn to thoughts of insulation especially if he's planning to air condition. According to Presley Timo-th, Timo-th, manager of the Home Lumber, Lum-ber, insulating the attic alone can reduce air conditioning operating op-erating costs as much as 40 per cent, and the size of the unit , necessary 20 per cent. In some cases, insulation can mean the difference between good air conditioning and no air - conditioning at all, Mr. Timothy said. Even without air conditioning, condition-ing, insulation makes summer more comfortable by keeping inside temperatures at least 15 degrees lower than outside temperatures. Homeowners can 'insulate the attics themsevles, save money, and come up with professional results if the following points are considered: 1 1. Is the material lightweight and easy to install? Loose-fill insulations that flow into place, covering cables and wires, are best from this standpoint. A lightweight material, like verm-iculate, verm-iculate, is light enough for even the woman of the house to handle without strain. The material ma-terial is also non-irritating to skin and lungs. 2. Is it fireproof? A good insulation in-sulation with these qualities may be worth many times its cost when it snuffs out or stops a wall or attic fire started by faulty wiring, sparks, or similar sim-ilar causes. 3. Will it resist settling? Vibration, Vi-bration, shocks, and the weight of the material itself may cause an insulation to settle from its initial recommended three inch thickness to two inches or even one inch. This settling results in lowered insulating efficiency. 4. Is it non-supporting to rodent and vermin life? Organic materials, like sawdust, are the worst from this standoint because be-cause termites, rats, and insects readily eat them. In other insulations, in-sulations, rodents dig tunnels and build nests. 5. Will it resist deterioration and rot? Research reported of actual installations covering more than 20 years indicate that vermicu-lite vermicu-lite insulation meets all requirements require-ments for a good insulation. |
