Jas Stephens Magazine 15 June 2013

15 June 2013

INSULATION BASICS Insulation acts as an impediment to heat loss and heat gain, particularly in roofs and ceilings, walls and floors. It helps to keep your home cosy in winter and cool in summer. Half of the energy we use to heat or cool our homes can simply leak out if insulation is absent. Older un-renovated Australian homes typically lack adequate insulation.

Today there are minimum building standards for insulation. When building or renovating talk to your builder, insulation expert or local council about requirements. Going above the minimum standards will result in greater comfort and energy savings so it’s well worth the extra initial investment.

Yarraville

104 Somerville Road 9316 9000

Williamstown 1/66 Douglas Parade (Corner Stevedore Street) 9393 1600 www.jasstephens.com.au

There are two main types of insulation: • Bulk insulation (usually batts, rolls or boards) acts as a barrier to heat flow, keeping unwanted heat in or out of your home. It can be made from materials like glass wool, polyester, wool or recycled paper.

• Reflective insulation helps keep your home cool in summer by deflecting radiant heat. It’s usually shiny aluminium foil laminated onto paper or plastic and is available as sheets and batts.

Some insulation products are available that combine features of both bulk and reflective insulation. What type of insulation is best for your place will depend on where you live and whether you need to keep heat in, or out, or both. Your home’s design, the material it’s made from and its orientation to north are also factors.

It’s imperative that insulation is installed correctly to meet our Australian standards. Who can forget the devastating house fires that were triggered by poorly installed insulation back in 2009?

Thus it is far safer to have insulation installed by a reputable licensed installer. Some types of insulation require the use of specialised equipment, masks and protective clothing.

Craig J. Stephens Managing Director / Officer in Effective Control M 0418 547 938

As a service to our vendors, we will require names & phone numbers on entry of all inspections.

Privacy Act 2000: We use personal information collected from you during open for inspections for security purposes. We may also use that information to contact you with respect to this property and others we believe may be of interest to you.

Also, we may contact you in relation to other services provided by us or our associates such as insurance, mortgages and loans. By providing your information to us you agree to our use of it as described above unless you advise us differently. If the information is not provided we may not be able to provide an effective and comprehensive service to you. (Your personal information will be collected and held in accordance with provisions of the Information Privacy Act 2000).

We have obtained all information in this document from sources we believe to be reliable, however, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to carry out their own investigations.

We strongly recommend that you clearly register your interest with our representative at the open for inspection, so that in the event of a sale being imminent, your position is protected.

We make every effort to contact all interested parties prior to a property being sold.

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