You might find that your walls are not properly insulated, whether you have just built a home or are renovating. Your walls may be completely insulated. Spray foam is a great way to increase wall insulation. It is possible to apply spray foam to walls that are already in place without having to tear them […]
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Homes in New Orleans run the gamut of household problems. Our summers are brutally hot and humid. Our winters are cold and, well, humid. Nearly year-round, we’re running some sort of appliance to either cool us down or heat us up. Our beautiful, older homes are drafty, and our hardwood floors prone to rot and
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Many people are discovering the extraordinary insulation capabilities of Spray-On Foam & Coatings. It seems that every year, more people discover how spray foam insulation can be used to insulate buildings and lower energy costs. We are able to attest that, despite the reputation of fiberglass insulation not being very effective, some people are still
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Fall months are full of joy: colorful foliage, festive holidays and the first snowfall. One thing that isn’t so fun? As the temperature drops, the thermostat is cranked up, so do energy bills. The U.S. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, 49% of homeowners’ energy bills are spent on cooling and heating. Your home’s
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“You get what you pay for” is perhaps never truer than when it comes to insulating your home or business. Spray polyurethane foam has been called the “miracle insulation” for a reason. While the upfront spray foam insulation cost may be a bit more than that of other products, when properly installed by a skilled
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Having a wide array of electronic gadgets in your home can escalate your power bill pretty high. But the cost dwarfs the heating and cooling expense. Study reports indicate that Americans spend billions every year on air conditioning costs. According to EPA, U.S. homes can reduce these costs by 15% if they insulate their floors,
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Hiring a reputable, licensed, and insured contractor is the most important part of any commercial, industrial, home improvement or remodeling job. We proudly display our licenses, certifications, insurance and references. We strongly recommend you verify any claims of licensing, insurance or experience before hiring a contractor no matter what the size of the job. Sunlight
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Essentially, spray foam is a long-term roofing solution that can serve you for decades. Installing a spray foam roof (SFR) is a worthwhile investment that pays for itself in the long-run through power bill savings. A building loses more than a third of its energy through air leakage. The signs your home is not well
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Whether you are in the middle of a hot summer or freezing winter, you want to ensure that you insulate your home well to maintain pleasing and comfortable temperatures all year round. However, there is a high chance your home is poorly insulated, as research shows that 90 percent of American homes are under-insulated. What’s
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You Might Have a Mold Problem Mold is a common issue in homes, and while it is not always dangerous, it can cause structural damage to your house and mold negatively affect your health. Typically, mold can be found in moist and dark spaces, such as basements and abandoned homes. Areas that have unresolved leakages
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New construction homes are becoming the way of the future. As a homebuilder, it is of utmost importance that you do your due diligence when it comes to deciding what insulation to use in your new home. Fiberglass batts, loose fill cellulose and spray foam insulation come to mind for most homeowners when they are
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GAF IS THE LEADING MANUFACTURER IN ARCHITECTURAL SHINGLES, AND SUNLIGHT CONTRACTORS ONLY INSTALLS THE BEST! Benefits of GAF Roofing Shingles VS. Other Brands GAF shingles are dual-layered and have layer lock technology that mechanically fuses the common bond between overlapping shingle layers. You will not find a shingle that surpasses toughness, wind uplift resistance, flexibility,
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Termites can ruin your home from the subfloor and, when you are trying to sell your home, this can be a big problem. Lisa Needed Our Help With Her Subfloor Lisa could not sell her home in New Orleans without replacing the rotten wood eaten through by termites in her subfloor that was brought up
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Sunlight Contractors has a specific process to guarantee a long-term fix for your leaky roof! Step 1: Removal of Existing Roof Shingles Remove the old existing roof shingles, underlayment, and damaged plywood. There will be a dumpster placed onsite and hauled away when all the materials are professionally removed and job onsite cleanup. Step 2:
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It’s HOT in here! Condensation, heat, and a hot metal roof are all aspects of owning a metal building in Louisiana. The sun beats down on your metal roof and can make the conditions unbearable during high temperatures in the summer. During the winter, heat from a heating unit will leak out of your metal
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Moisture, Mold, Cupping, Buckling Floors, and Termites. Louisiana is one of the states that has homes that are over 200+ years old. The architecture, the history, and the culture behind these homes tell an amazing story and is an image of what life was like 200+ years ago. The walls and the original hardwood floors
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Spray Polyurethane Foam Why Spray Polyurethane Foam is the Best Insulating Product for Your Commercial Roof. What do athletic shoes, baby bed mattresses, watch straps, bungee cords, and porch cushions have in common? Each is made, at least in part, from the versatile product we know as polyurethane. Polyurethane has been around since the late
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Repairing Unlicensed Contractor Damage Building a home is as much architectural drawings, and blueprints as it is building science. Building science and understanding how to make any home energy efficient, durable, and contain great indoor air quality is of immeasurable value when building a home properly. One homeowner from Prairieville, Louisiana can account for this.
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Moisture And Termite Damage A home inspection is the most important part of buying a home. Before you purchase a home, you must hire a private home inspector of your choice to inspect the property that has no affiliation with the property to get an unbiased home inspection report. When you walk through a home
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Don’t let a bad inspection scare you. A homeowner who puts his home on the market or is buying a new home must do various things to get the home ready to be sold or purchase. The most important aspect of selling and buying a home is passing the inspection. Always get your own inspection
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DYI VS. Professional Contractor Construction terms can be difficult to understand. When it comes to your home it is vital to know what exactly is going on throughout the construction phase. When you hire a contractor, you must understand exactly what they are going to be doing in your home, and to hire an experienced,
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Are your hardwood floors buckling, sagging, or cupping? I think we can all agree that each home has its own personality like French architectural homes in the historic district of New Orleans. Crawlspaces or raised homes are a staple in the structural foundation of homes across Louisiana. This is a common solution to living in
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Louisiana homes are aesthetically made unlike any other home in the country. Beautiful columns that tower high and shotgun homes painted in Mardi Gras colors. They are unique and structurally embedded with Creole history. Tourist travel across the world to capture the sight of New Orleans cottages, or plantation homes. The Hidden Enemy: Moisture Under
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Louisiana homes are plagued with moisture and mold which Sunlight Contractors has seen time and time again. Many homeowners let their home go because of the fear of cost. What most homeowners do not know is that moisture and mold is just the start of the problems. Mold occurs because of the moisture content in
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Spray foam installation brings energy efficiency Choosing the insulation for your new construction home can be difficult, but it should not even be a question at all. Do you want to have trouble cooling your home in the summer? Do you want to have cold floors in the winter? Do you want to have high
