Take the whole house approach

Saratoga cellulose offers many different ways to insulate your home with cellulose. 

 Blower door testing is a way to test the "leakiness" of your home. By depressurizing your home and measuring the rate at which air infiltrates through imperfections in the building envelope, we're able to assess how much energy (and money) is escaping through air leaks, and how much you're likely to save by fixing those leaks.
As part of this process, we will inspect the house with a smoke stick to pinpoint potentially hidden air leaks (making it much easier to address them when the time comes to get to work). We also offer blower door testing as an isolated service to test the effectiveness of improvements that have been made to a home, and to provide homeowners and contractors with a roadmap to further improve a home's efficiency moving forward. In addition to being a critical component of a whole house energy audit, blower door testing is required for many green building and energy efficient building standards nationwide. 

For more information about blower door testing, or to schedule a free phone consultation today click on the find out more button!

 We offer infrared thermal imaging throughout the region, both as part of our comprehensive home energy audit and as a stand-alone service designed to pinpoint energy waste and other building science issues.

Having your home evaluated with an infrared scanner sheds valuable light on the effectiveness of your home's thermal envelope. An infrared scanner reveals hidden air leaks and areas where insulation isn't performing, and can also yield some interesting surprises -- such as where an uninsulated hot water pipe or recessed lights may be contributing to an ice dam, for an example. It's a valuable part of any good home energy audit, and a step that we guarantee to take with thoroughness and precision (although our experience tells us that it can also be a fun part of the home evaluation for homeowners).

For more information about infrared imaging, or to schedule a free phone consultation click on the find out more button!

 As a big "Thank You" for helping our business grow, we will send you a visa gift card for up to $100 for each friend who chooses Saratoga Cellulose to complete their home energy efficiency project! 

Saratoga cellulose offers service to those who are in the capital region and the Adirondacks. Not sure if you fall within the area, give us a call or email.

What is the best insulation for the environment?

 That’s easy – cellulose.

Cellulose insulation is made from at least 80% recycled paper, primarily newsprint. Most of the recycled paper is post-consumer waste adding even more benefit by redirecting it from the waste stream and landfills. Cellulose insulation also has the lowest embodied energy score of any major insulation.

Doesn't using recovered paper for insulation make it necessary to cut more trees to make new paper?

 Not really. Unlike metal, glass, or plastic, paper can’t be run again and again around a recycling loop. The fibers get shorter with each recycle, eventually ending up as useless powder. It will always be necessary to add new fibers to the papermaking process. It just makes good sense to redirect some recovered paper fiber to long-term use as insulation to make way for new fibers. 

Does cellulose insulation cause skin irritation?

 No. Cellulose insulation does not contain any glass fibers, such as found in fiberglass insulation, that cause skin and respiratory irritation.