Don’t cheap out!

People need to have a better understanding of what they are getting for there money! here good places to spend money and then are not so good. A good example is Insulation, Tiles, Real Hardwood. A bad example is cheap insulation, cheap clay tiles or laminate flooring.

When your trying to raise the value of your home it is good to make it look nice. Don’t get me wrong on this please. People know that laminate is a substitute for the Real Deal Hardwood that’s why one house sells for more than the other even if it is next door.

Protecting your investments at the bank is an everyday thing! What about the home investment. If you ever had your house appraised you know exactly what I am talking about. You can have someone come in and he say’s your home is worth this much. Have the same guy come back after making some changes for the better of coarse and he say’s it is worth $30-40,000 more than last month.

There is great insulation that can save you big on energy bills and then there is poor insulation that will cost you money in the long run. A perfect example is comparing R-Values, the R-Values is the best why to save money in the long run.

The best way to increase R-Values is with spray foam insulation. The problem is people don’t know the difference between different types of spray foam. At Abba’s Service we use Tiger spray Foam why? Because it is the best spray foam on the market today! It is waterproof, Fire Rated, Mold and Mildew resistant and works as a solid air barrier.

Sure there are cheaper brands out their but they can not claim the same things that Tiger foam does! There is a reason for the name, The Tiger bits the cold back! It is more expensive but for good reason.1200 sq/ft will cost you around $4000-4500 but it will cut your energy bills at the very least in half. $1500 dollars in energy bills a year to $750 dollars. Insulation is not the place to go cheap by any means. The extra money could be used for the finer things in life like a vacation every year or recouping the funds you spent for all those renovations!

People always ask why should I put a sub floor in my basement. I tell them all the time it is up to them. I explain that if they ever had a flood they would probably save money because the materials are all of the ground. This is another place that customers try and cheap out on all the time, and it seams they end up costing themselves money! In Rigdeway Ontario There has been many cases of people that had renovations done and payed big bucks! When the power went off for 2 weeks back a couple of years ago it cost them big when the sump pump would not work. $60,000 $70,000 gone in a week! I hope that helps! Always spend the extra on a good sub floor period!

When people look at homes they notice the little things that are cheap like cheap tiles. Take a clay tile and compare it to even a cheap marble or granite tile. There is a big difference! Marble say’s expensive, granite the same and what about slate. A good natural stone will increase your purchase price of the material and installation at least 10 times that amount.

OK hardwood or laminate everybody knows the difference and laminate definitely say’s cheap. Could not afford the good stuff, I wonder where else I will have to make improvements. I don’t need to explain this you already know!  visit our web site at http://abbassevice.ca

Keep the cold out this winter!

In the winter there seams to be a scramble for everybody trying to get things done fast before the cold air really hits. Insulation in your home can save you thousands of dollars on your energy bills.

You can save 50% or more if your home is insulated properly. In Toronto Ontario there are so many homes and business that do not have proper insulation it is unbelievable.

I was just giving an estimate the other day for a condo complex. What most people don’t realize is most insulation breaks down over time. There is ways that you can increase the insulation in those walls without taking the walls down.

Tiger spray foam from Abba’s Service has 2 different types, slow rise for homes with existing walls and fast rise for all other installations!

Slow rise formula can be injected into your walls simply by cutting 7/8 holes in the walls it will completely seal the whole wall cavity. It is expensive but it will save you tons of money over the next couple of years.

Tiger spray foam insulation from Abba’s Service is the best you can buy. It is waterproof, Fire Rated E-84 mold resistant and a vapour barrier. Not to mention it is mold and mildew resistant and will seal every crack even the ones you don’t see. It also works like a sound barrier. If you live in a noisy area we can help you all around.

Many music studios are insulating there walls with spray foam these days! An air tight home will save you a least 50% on your heating bills. It is definitively worth the money Guaranteed. visit or website at http://abbasservice.ca for more complete details.

Differnce between Tiger spray foam insulation and the rest!

There are many different types of insulation for your home but there is none that can compare to tiger spray foam injection insulation.

Regular Batt insulation these days is becoming obsolete. New technology has done some great things in the insulation fields. There is a more than just a few options these days! Inside out side you name the it, it can be insulated.

Maybe you are just looking at tearing the walls down in your home, Wait! Did you know that you can still add spray foam to those walls and then you will have the best. Think about it, Tearing the walls down means new drywall, taping, plaster, vapour barrier and don’t forget the new insulation.

You can cut small holes in the wall and inject it with a spray foam. The only difference is that you need a slow rise formula! Fast rise formula will not do the job because it will adhere to the walls on the way down. The slow rise formula will fall between the walls to the bottom and work it’s way up the wall filling the whole wall. Tiger spray foam comes in fast rise and slow rise. It is a lot easier to spray the walls with the fast rise formula if there is no drywall there in the first place.

There different types of spray foam for many different applications. There is polar foam, Icylene, Tiger foam. They are close to being the same but tiger foam is the best. It is a closed cell process that beat the rest by fare. Polar foam and Icylene are good to but there is a few draw backs. They are not fire Rated and they are made with a  water compound so they are not waterproof. Tiger foam is fire Rated and waterproof it is made totally different. There are many different places that you can use tiger foam that you can not use the others. Like in a pontoon boat. Tiger foam will float, the others will dissipate over a period of time.

At Abba’s Service we will only install the best products for your money. That’s why we use only the tiger foam! It is also environmentally friendly and is energy star rated. Insulating your home with Tiger Spray foam Insulation will save you big on those energy bills there is no doubt about that. The price difference is a little more but it is well worth the money.

Why put a none waterproof, none fire rated product in your home that will not last. Get the best from a contractor that cares for your home as much as you do… Call Abba’s Service today! Or send us an email with your total sq/ft to be done. We will send you an estimate right over the internet and then it is up to you! email abbasservice@bellnet.ca right now by clicking here!

Heating!

Heating your costs money! You should always try and save as much in this area as possible. Regular furnace tune ups will save you headaches  and on a freezing cold night!

Nobody cleans your furnace the same way Abba’s Service does.  Abba’s Service has been in this industry since 1991. We are experts at helping people save money on there energy bills.

There are companies that are just trying to sell you something and there are parts changers. That is what I call them!

A true heating specialist can tell you ways that will save you money in the long run. A perfect example is duct cleaning.

There is good and bad when it comes to duct cleaning. People have got the shaft by some so called duct cleaning companies. They give you a rate that just is to cheap to turn up!

The average price for a good company to clean your duct system is $250.00 and up. Reputable companies are at least that price. At Abba’s Service we offer a flate rate up to a total of 25 vents. Larger homes are more expensive.

Is there mold in those ducts. Yes you cannot see it but it is there. Lets say you didn’t have your ducts cleaned out and your house has dust flying around.

The air circulates From hot to cold. It comes out one register and returns to the furnace to get either heated or cooled again.

Dust travels through the system and builds up over time. This is standard and why we recommend getting your ducts cleaned every 7 years. BY real professionals. Furnace should be Know more less than every 2 years.

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Saving Big on Your Energy Bills!

People get the wrong understanding on how to save money on there energy bills.
Insulation is the best way to cut costs by 30% or more if done correctly.

There are so many different types of insulation these days that people have a had a hard time choosing the insulation that is necessary for there home. Properly insulating your home will cut your energy bills by at least 30%. In this article I will give try to give you my best advise and explain the differences of each.

First thing is builders always do the minimum  requirements. Pink fibreglass in the walls, cellulose in the attic. Sounds just like your house does it not. Maybe you live in an really old house that does not have any insulation.

Insulation R-Values
Batt types
Pink Fibreglass has an R-value of 3.0-3.7 per sq/in easy to find
Mineral wool same as fibreglass 2.8-3.7 per sq/in
Cotton   3.0-3.7 per sq/in

Loose Fill
Fiberglass 3.0-3.7 per sq/in
Mineral fibre  2.8-3.7
Cellulose fibre 3.0-3.7

Board stock
Type 1 and 11 expanding polystyrene or EPS 3.6-4.4
type 111 and 1V extruded polystyrene or XPS 5
Rigid fibreglass 4.2-4.5
rigid mineral fibre 4.2-4.5
Polyisocyanurate 5.6-7.7

Spray applied
Wet spray cellulose 3.0-3.7
Polystyrene 3.6
Polyurethane 5.8-6.8

These figures are from Insulating your home guide from CMHC!

After understanding that these are the insulation in your walls it is easy to see that the best R-Value for your dollar comes from Polyurethane spray foam injection. It completely fills all cavities and creates an air barrier and vapour retarder. It also works to cut reduction of noise. Many recording studio’s are insulating there walls with polyurethane spray foam.

There are two different types that should be used for residential and commercial applications. You have slow rise and standard, both are different applications. If you already have your walls drywall or plastered with no insulation, you use the slow rise formula, if the walls are open then you would use the standard.

Insulating you home with spray polyurethane will a least double the R-Values of your home. It is easier to do this work with bare walls and a bare attic.

The cost of Tiger spray foam from Abba’s Service is more expensive but it will pay for itself in the long run. It lasts forever and it can not be removed easily.

Cellulose breaks down and shrinks  over time as well as most insulation and is effected with air movement. If you make air movement between your walls disappear then that will save you big. This can not happen unless you use a water resistant fire retarder, vapour barrier type spray foam injection system.

You should have a qualified person installing it. and it will cost you double the amount.

The savings! Remember your home is now air tight, water proofed! You will never loose on you energy bills again. I think you will save about 50% on your energy bills if you insulate the hole house with polyurethane spray foam insulation and I will stand by that. You will see your money saved over the next 5 years and it will be at least the amount of what it cost you in the first place.

Example is 1000sq/ft of foam
1000 sq/ft of spray foam costs $3500 + GST
if it saves you $500 in energy savings every year for 5 years you saved $2500. This is just an example. It is probably more than that I am just talking about the winter. I think you got the picture Now!

Michael Keel from Abba’s Service thanks you for reading this article and would like to invite you to our blog at http://abbasservice.ca for more helpful tips! Click here!