The Main Factor in Home Energy Performance is creating a continuous Thermal Envelope w/ True R Value without air infiltration or air bypasses!
- R- Value is simply a measure of resistance to heat flow. Air moving thru insulation reduces R- Value!
- Air Infiltration is through penetrations as small as a pin & driven by The Stack Effect, pressure differences, or wind.
- Air Bypasses are bigger holes- w/ the building not connecting continuously.
Cellulose Insulation
Why Choose Cellulose Insulation?
When it comes to improving your home’s comfort, energy efficiency, and environmental impact, cellulose insulation stands out as one of the smartest choices available today.
Superior Energy Efficiency
Cellulose insulation is highly effective at reducing air leaks and maintaining consistent indoor temperatures. Its dense composition allows it to fill gaps and hard-to-reach spaces better than many traditional insulation types, helping keep your home warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. This means lower energy bills and a more comfortable living environment year-round.
Eco-Friendly and Sustainable
Made primarily from recycled paper products, cellulose insulation is one of the most environmentally responsible insulation options on the market. By choosing cellulose, you’re reducing landfill waste and minimizing your carbon footprint—without sacrificing performance.
Excellent Soundproofing
Thanks to its density, cellulose insulation naturally reduces noise transfer between rooms and from outside sources. Whether you live in a busy neighborhood or just want a quieter home, cellulose helps create a more peaceful indoor space.
Fire and Pest Resistance
Cellulose insulation is treated with non-toxic fire retardants, making it highly resistant to flames. These treatments also help deter pests such as insects and rodents, adding an extra layer of protection to your home.
Cost-Effective Performance
Not only is cellulose insulation typically more affordable than many alternatives, but its long-term energy savings make it a smart investment. You get high performance without the high price tag.
Perfect for New and Existing Homes
Whether you’re building a new home or upgrading an older one, cellulose insulation is versatile and easy to install. It can be blown into attics, walls, and other spaces with minimal disruption, making it ideal for retrofits.
Wet Spray Cellulose for Exterior Walls
When it comes to insulating exterior walls in new construction or open wall applications, wet spray cellulose offers one of the most effective and high-performance solutions available.
What Is Wet Spray Cellulose?
Wet spray cellulose is applied using specialized equipment that mixes cellulose insulation with a light mist of water during installation. This activates natural adhesives in the material, allowing it to bond securely to studs, wiring, and sheathing—creating a seamless, airtight insulation layer.
Complete Cavity Coverage
Unlike batt insulation, which can leave gaps or compress over time, wet spray cellulose conforms perfectly to every surface inside the wall cavity. It fills around pipes, wiring, and irregular framing, ensuring there are no voids where air can leak through.
Superior Air Control
By fully sealing the cavity, wet spray cellulose significantly reduces air infiltration. This helps maintain consistent indoor temperatures, improves HVAC efficiency, and enhances overall comfort throughout the home.
High R-Value and Long-Term Performance
Wet spray cellulose delivers excellent thermal performance and resists settling after installation. Once it dries, it forms a durable, dense barrier that maintains its effectiveness for years to come.
Sound Dampening Benefits
The dense, fiber-based composition of cellulose naturally reduces noise transfer from outside and between rooms—making your home quieter and more comfortable.
Eco-Friendly and Safe
Made primarily from recycled materials, wet spray cellulose is an environmentally responsible choice. It is also treated for fire resistance and helps deter pests, adding an extra level of protection to your home.
Ideal for New Construction and Renovations
Wet spray cellulose is best suited for projects where wall cavities are open, such as new builds, additions, or major renovations. After application, any excess material is trimmed flush with the studs, leaving a clean, ready-to-finish surface for drywall installation.
Built for Performance from the Start
Wet spray cellulose insulation creates a tight, efficient building envelope from day one. If you’re looking for a high-performance insulation solution for your exterior walls, this method delivers comfort, efficiency, and long-lasting value.
Contact us today to learn more about our wet spray cellulose insulation services and how we can help you build smarter from the inside out.
Why Insulate?
Cool in Summer and Warm in Winter – Heat moves into, out of and through your home in four ways: by conduction (which R-Value measures), and by convection, radiation and air infiltration (none of which R-Value measures). A superior insulation system will have a high R-Value (prevent heat transfer via conduction), will be pneumatically or spray applied, fully filling the building cavity (preventing heat loss via convection), and will be densely packed (preventing heat loss via air infiltration and radiation).
Cellulose insulation meets all four of these critical performance criteria! By comparison, the most widely used insulation material, conventional fiberglass batts, only helps prevent conduction.
It’s made from recycled newspaper and takes less energy to make than any other insulating product. It has a boric acid that helps prevent bugs, but is still safe to humans. Fiberglass takes 10 times more energy to produce and has well-documented public health threats.
The pictures above are a phone book ad picture of Hap’s daughter (then age 1) eating Happy Home Insulation’s cellulose insulation that was sent in to the Tonight Show.
Spray Foam Insulation
Foam Insulation’s best attributes are foam itself is a sealant that seals air infiltration & it bonds to almost anything, allowing it to be used in difficult areas to connect all of the parts of the envelope in a monolithic seal!
Foam also has other great benefits:
- True R-value- it fills the gaps & voids, & air doesn’t kill the R-value like it does in fiberglass insulation
- Saves on Energy Costs- less moisture also reduces A/C costs
- Downsizing of A/C Systems- by up to 25-40% is an upfront savings & is much more efficient to run
Foam Insulation, like many things, is no better than the quality of its installation! Happy Home Insulation is committed to the QUALITY of our work & this standard gives you the savings & other benefits. Happy Home Insulation has thousands of satisfied customers in the Mobile area- many of these were referrals.
Radiant Barrier Insulation
Radiant barrier insulation reflects up to 97% of radiant heat energy. When used in the attic it can reduce the attic temperature 30 degrees buffering your ducts from the extreme heat & lowering the Delta T (temperature difference to the conditioned area) which will raise the effectivness of your insulation.
Reflective Bubblewrap is the solution for a crawlspace as well.
Fiberglass insulation has an open weave that will not work in an open floor (air movement destroys its dead air cells and moisture gets inside of the fiber and contributes to mold and conducts heat!
Reflective bubblewrap is idea for midtown and areas with high ground moisture. It reduces the latent heat load on your A/C unit, along with reducing the possibility of mold and mildew. The bubblewrap is an air barrier meaning it blocks the air infiltration that is the prime culpret in energy loss (and comfort!).
