Wall Insulation

Celbar in Your Walls

Many older homes were either built with poor insulation or none at all. Subsequently, many of these older homes suffer from inefficiency, and the occupants suffer from very high utility bills. In addition to insulating the attic, the next logical step is to add Celbar Loosefill into exterior wall cavities. The application will result in a long-term thermal barrier that forms with few gaps, voids or compression. Ordinary insulation’s performance is compromised up to 30-50% by these problem areas.

Cellulose insulation greatly reduces air infiltration, a major contributor to high energy costs. Roughly 30% of your heating and cooling costs are wasted due to air infiltration. With cellulose insulation every section of wall is custom fitted uniformly with insulation significantly lowering air infiltration. Celbar provides safe and environmentally friendly thermal and acoustical cellulose insulation products and services to all trades in the building industry, builders, Architects, home designers, insulation contractors, professional contractors and consumers that are owners of existing homes and new construction. Celbar thermal and acoustical products are ideally suited to a wide range of new construction and renovation projects. The architectural sales team at ICC is experienced in providing effective design solutions for your thermal and acoustical requirements.

Celbar is a blend of specially prepared cellulose fibers, organic in nature, treated with adhesive and fire resistant chemicals. When sprayed in place, the interlocking fibers result in a mass that produces excellent sound and thermal properties.

Celbar is pneumatically spray-applied in wall, floor and ceiling cavities to form a monolithic coating. This process seals cracks and holes in the wallboard, around plumbing and electrical outlets, vent ducts and other irregularities. There are no compressed areas or voids to allow sound leaks, R-value reduction, or air infiltration.

Celbar cellulose spray insulation is a unique spray application that fully insulates around plumbing, wiring, reducing air infiltration, and creating a comfortable home.  Celweb provides a backing for wall assemblies, in which the drywall has not yet been constructed, allowing for the application of Celbar Wall Spray.  Spray cellulose insulation is applied just beyond the studs ensuring maximum coverage, the spray cellulose insulation is planed flat creating an even, complete thermal barrier.

Celbar provides superior sound transfer control demanded by building designers, owners and occupants. Celbar assemblies perform closer to lab tested STC ratings in the field than do other conventional batt and sound board systems. This is due to the complete coverage and the sealing action of Celbar.

What is R-Value?

R-value means resistance to heat flow. The greater the insulating power, the higher the R-value of the insulation. Know and compare insulation’s R-value before you have it installed in your home. Make sure you are getting the highest R-value per dollar. See the graph inside this brochure to compare insulation’s R-value.

Celbar's R-value of 3.8 per inch allows you to design exterior wall systems with higher total R-values. However, R-value alone is not the only measure of a product's thermal effectiveness. To obtain maximum thermal efficiency, air infiltration must be minimized. Sprayed in place, Celbar conforms to any substrate, around pipes, obstructions, and over cracks, reducing air infiltration and forming a highly efficient and effective thermal barrier. It can be sprayed to virtually any exterior stud or furred cavity, and in most cases the wall can be closed up the same day.

Because we do not know the condition of your insulation
it is hard to determine your actual R-value. We do know that old insulation, many times, will settle over time and will loose it’s R-value. To estimate your attic’s R-value, measure in inches how thick your insulation is in your attic and then use the following estimates. One to four inches = R-2, four to seven inches = R-4 and seven to ten inches = R-6. To get a better estimate on your R-value call your local Celbar contractor

Attic Insulation

Is Your Home’s Attic Properly Insulated?
What about Settling

What about testing?

Celbar has been tested extensively and carries the Underwriters Laboratories label on each package. Celbar Loosefill fully complies with ASTM C-739 standards and all applicable federal regulations.

Celbar is The Natural Choice®

Thermal Performance

The purpose of insulation is to reduce the flow of temperature from one space to another. The higher the temperature resistance (R- value) of the material, the greater the insulating power . However, high R-values are not the only measure of superior thermal performance

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