Real Estate Fixer Upper Series
Rarely do you find a real estate property that doesn’t need some work. In fact, since you are in the real estate business, chances are you are out there looking for fixer uppers with hopes of finding the property at deep discounts because of the amount of sweat equity required.
One common problem with real estate fixer uppers is a lack of quality insulation. However, selling a home with little or no insulation will come back to bite you later, so you must address the need.
Your choices of brands are endless, but your most important choice is where to use blown insulation or traditional insulation. My recommendation is blown insulation.
Here’s why I’d choose blown insulation for real estate investment remodels:
is used, it can create a protection with an R value of 15-38.
2. Only virgin materials are used to create most blow-in
varieties of insulation. This means there a reduced chance of
allergies.
3. Blowing the material into the crevices allows for a tighter
fit and seal. It can be directed around corners, beams, or wiring that
may already be in the walls.
4. Installing blow in insulation is fast. A barrier, referred
to as a blanket is stapled to all of the 2×4s to keep the material from
floating away and adhering where it isn’t wanted. Then a small slit is
cut into the blanket. A hose is inserted and measured amounts of the
insulation are blown into place.
5. This type of insulation is extremely energy efficient. As it
is blown in it expands and adheres to the surrounding surfaces. It
fills even the tiniest of cracks as it does this.
Now, in some cases it may make more sense to go with traditional insulation, but for the most part, blown seems to be the smart move.
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