The insulation in your home is responsible for keeping your home at a comfortable temperature, but it’s not invincible. While most of the time insulation removal isn’t a necessary service, there are a few occasions when taking out the old insulation and replacing it needs to be done.
For example, any sort of disaster that can destroy your insulation will require removal services. Fires can burn away insulation and leave behind an unsafe product in your home. Similarly, floods can render the existing insulation in your home not only ineffective, but a health hazard as well. This is because wet insulation can be the perfect environment for mold growth, which can affect the indoor air quality of your entire home. Plus, mold can spread quickly and start to affect other areas of your home, so moldy insulation will need to be removed as soon as possible.
Another reason insulation removal may be necessary is damage caused by pest infestation. Many different pests, including mice and squirrels, can eat away at and rip your insulation. It’s the ideal material for nests, and depending on the extent of damage to your insulation, it may be necessary to have the insulation removed once you’ve handled the pests themselves.
Most of the time, older or ineffective insulation can simply be added to in order to improve temperature regulation in your home, but in the rare event that you need an insulation removal service, our team at Polk County Insulation would be happy to help you out.