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Insulation and Fire Safety: Protecting Your Home from Potential Hazards

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When we think about home insulation, the primary benefits that usually come to mind are energy efficiency, comfort, and lower utility bills. While these are certainly crucial factors, there’s another aspect that deserves equal attention: fire safety. The materials used for insulation can play a significant role in how a fire behaves within your home.  […]

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Air Duct Repair, Sealing & Insulation in Austin Tx

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Stellrr provides repair work, duct sealing, and insulation services that can help with your overall performance The ability to move cold and hot air throughout your house is through your ductwork system. There is the supply which would deliver the air, hot or cold, and then there are return ducts that will subsequently return this

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Fix Hot Sweaty Rooms with Attic Insulation Upgrades

Fix Uncomfortable Rooms With An Upgrade To Your Attic

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Heat passes very easily through an attic that is poorly insulated. During the winter, heated indoor air naturally rises due to convection and gets into the attic via multiple air leaks. When conducive heat loss occurs through a cold ceiling it makes the rooms right underneath the attic even colder. On hot summer days, it

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I messed up on this hotel spray foam insulation install.

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My team and I strive for excellence in all that we do. But sometimes we make mistakes. Today we are back to better seal some small cracks and gaps. We spray foamed the joists on this 4-story Marriott Hotel. The joists are so close together that my head will not fit to see if it

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Insulating a $300,000 Tiny House in Austin, TX

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It is a 400 sq ft 1-bedroom in East Austin that is being listed in the low $300s. The builder wanted the house air tight with spray foam insulation. The lack of air sealing wastes up to 40% of your building’s energy. You don’t want fiberglass batts in your walls if your city requires blower

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Cotton Denim Insulation Austin

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Photo: interior wall denim insulation for sound, with fiberglass exterior walls. When to use denim insulation in Austin TX? Blue jean insulation, like cellulose, has a very high level of recycled content. Some Austinites who are extremely concerned with the energy used to produce their building products will choose cotton. The material is one of

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Metal Building Insulation Near Me

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Stellrr employs some of the best closed cell foam insulation installers in the country. However, the closed cell spray foam cost has doubled recently. Plus, it is very hard to acquire right now. So we are reserving our closed cell spray foam insulation for crawlspace encapsulations, where we don’t use a ton of foam. Installing

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6 Options – Attic Insulation For Hot Climates like Austin TX

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Want to figure out the best attic insulation for hot climates like Austin Texas?  Is the temperature in your living area uncomfortable? Are soaring energy bills burning a hole in your wallet? Are you trying to decide which Attic Insulation Options are right for your budget, savings, and comfort? #0 No Insulation Without proper attic

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FEMA Closed Cell Insulation Ratings

Rebuild After Harvey | Only FEMA Class 5 Insulation

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7-days before hurricane Harvey, my family and I took a trip to Port Aransas TX. The goal was to do some estimates for new construction insulation and have a little fun at the beach with the kids and my in-laws. We had a great time and little did we know that Harvey would destroy the

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Avoid These Insulation Austin Rip-Offs

Avoid These Austin Insulation Tricks

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Are you shopping for a Austin insulation installer? Be ware! It is easy to get the “wool pulled over your eyes” and fall of their tricks. Here are 3 scams commonly pulled by installers in Austin TX. 1. Their Austin Insulation price is TOO cheap Everyone loves a discount, but when something sounds too good to be

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Insulation Austin Myths Exposed

Austin Insulation Myths Everyone Believes

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Many people take the easy way out when it comes to doing insulation Austin. They fall for the myths taught by the mis-informed. We want to help you avoid costly mistakes. Here are the top misconceptions people believe about insulation: 1. Anybody can install Austin insulation, it’s easy Many people have the attitude of doing it

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2024 Insulation Cost with Installation

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If you’re looking to have insulation installed, and want pricing for foam, blown in, or batt insulation in Central TX, then this article is for you.   Stellrr Insulation sponsored an independent research group to determine the average investment of having insulation installed in the geographically specific area of Central TX. The research group acquired quotes

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Austin Cathedral Ceiling Insulation

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Questions? Call Stellrr at 512-520-0044 today! North of the Texas Capitol building is a new craftsman style home project. The home features cathedral ceilings throughout including a 2-story entryway. It is quite a challenge installing on  a 2-story cathedral ceiling. Other Austin insulation contractors would access the ceiling by laying a board from window to

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Video: Fixing a Competitor’s Mistake on70k sq ft of Attic Insulation

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A University of Texas student housing project had energy bills through the roof. The resident students complained of it being “too hot.” It was 100 degrees in the hallways of the 4th floor. So Quick Residential Rescue and Stellrr Insulation & Spray Foam​ teamed up to deliver a comprehensive solution. Stellrr installed 700 bags of

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Comparing Sound Attenuation Insulation Materials

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Stellrr is currently NOT offering Sound Attenuation services, but feel free to learn all you want. What was one of the biggest mistakes I made when my house was built in 2011 through Meritage Homes in Austin, TX? It was on the lack of soundproofing on interior walls. I didn’t add any sound barrier insulation.

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