Winter is here and no doubt you are wanting to keep your family healthy and well! In this. article, we cover a few ways you can prepare your home for the winter and ensure you avoid those viruses! Good insulation and an efficient heating system can go a long way in keeping your home warm and dry and your family healthy. Insulate to keep your home warm and reduce your energy bills! Insulation is a great solution for keeping your house dry and healthy and, overall, comfortable...

So the school holidays are just around the corner and we’ve thought of a great way to keep the kids entertained for a day! Here’s a science experiment that will help the kids learn about how thermal insulation works. How thermal insulation works What do you do in the middle of winter when it starts to get cold? Most people would turn on a heater, put on an extra layer of clothes and snuggle up under a comfy blanket. If you’re going outside you’ll put on a jacket but have you ever...

We’ve been installing insulation in NZ homes for a long time. Over the years we have seen many insulation products come and go but there seems to still be a lot of confusion around the differences between spray foam insulation and blown insulation. In this article, we try to unpack the differences and which insulation products we recommend for your home. Installation of spray foam insulation Spray Foam Insulation was widely used to insulate homes throughout the 80s and 90s. It...

Why is wall insulation important and should you be considering insulating your walls? So you may have seen an ad on TV or online about wall insulation. If you’re considering insulating your walls, then there are a few things we should cover first. To start, most New Zealand houses built before the 1990s had very poor insulation standards. Builders were required to install minimum levels of roof and underfloor insulation however wall insulation was often overlooked. This lack of...