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Types Of Duct Insulation For Your Home Or Commercial Building

Types Of Duct Insulation For Your Home Or Commercial Building

Superior Air Duct Cleaning wants you to have the most effective air ducts possible for indoor air quality and the efficiency of your HVAC system. To that end, we provide insulation removal services as you prepare your facility for new air duct insulation. Today’s blog from Superior Air Duct Cleaning talks about the various types of duct insulation available for your home or commercial building.

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Why Air Duct Insulation?

Air duct insulation may help lower your utility bills by preventing temperature loss. This type of insulation also keeps away condensation and moisture, and it improves the acoustics in your building if your air ducts are exposed in the ceiling. Superior Air Duct Cleaning can recommend insulation for your HVAC system.

Fiberglass Insulation

Fiberglass insulation is the most common type of air duct insulation on the market. R-values range from R-4 to R-11 for ductwork. Fiberglass insulation comes in two distinct formats: flexible and rigid.

Flexible fiberglass insulation for air ducts wraps around ductwork. The outer backing that people can see is backed by foil. The foil forms an insulating layer while helping to keep the fiberglass intact. Technicians will keep the air duct insulation wrapped around the duct with industrial-strength tape.

Rigid board insulation comes in handy for rectangular ducts. Clamps or clasps keep rigid board insulation against the ductwork. Fiberglass is one of the most effective insulation materials on the market. Superior Air Duct Cleaning can take a look at your ductwork to determine if fiberglass insulation for ductwork is right for your building.

Polyethylene Bubbles

A second type of duct insulation is made of polyethylene bubbles in between two radiant barriers. The radiant barriers look similar to foil with reflective surfaces. Think of bubble wrap you use in packaging, only with two foil layers on either side of it. Superior Air Duct Cleaning can talk to you about air duct insulation.

How Duct Insulation Works

Duct insulation works by having tiny pockets of air among fibers or air bubbles. These pockets of air aren’t very good at conducting heat, which is why they make excellent insulation. In general, the thicker the insulation, the more effective the barrier.

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Talk To The Experts At Superior Air Duct Cleaning

The experienced team at Superior Air Duct Cleaning handles air ducts in residences and commercial buildings in Eastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. We’ll even remove insulation from your building and recommend the right kind of air duct insulation for your needs. Contact us at for more information on our services.

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Superior Air Duct cleaning did a phenomenal job in a timely manner with the tech “Rich” being very professional ,personable and considerate of our property! He explained things as he proceeded and answered all our questions!

I LOVE that they provide before & after photos to see the difference. Give them a try… you won’t regret it

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Robert was on schedule and communicated what time he would arrive. He was polite, professional, and respectful of our home. I wanted to wait a couple weeks before posting a review because I wanted to see if the duct cleaning actually made a difference. I am happy to say it did! I vacuum multiple times a week and have already noticed a significant reduction in the amount of dust cleaned up each time. As a home with pets, there will always be something to clean, but getting the ducts cleaned has definitely helped improve the air quality and reduce the dust.

alice A.

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Technician Rob arrived early explained the days agenda and then proceeded to work methodically and meticulously over the next 6+ hours cleaning my ductwork.  Courteous and professional they answered all of my questions and went above and beyond the call of duty.  They even located an old dusty box of rat poison buried in our vents.  My only regret is not finding these guys sooner.  As a realtor of 22 years and owner of a newly purchased (now dust free) home I highly recommended!

Eric K.

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Excellent service! I’ve used them to clean out my air ducts as well as my dryer vent duct and they are excellent. I was very pleased with both jobs and will continue to use them in the future. Great communication as well- from the time I scheduled the appointment until they were at my door.

Erika C.

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We had such an amazing experience with Superior Air Duct Cleaning. They were so nice and friendly and did an amazing job. I loved seeing the before and after pictures. Besides doing an amazing job cleaning our air ducts they were so quick at responding and setting up the appointment. We will definitely be using them in the future.

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