Michigan IR LLC                   
3588 Plymouth Road #222         
Ann Arbor, MI 48105              
(734) 660-2669                   
Insulation
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Type
 R-11
 R-19
 R-30
 R-38
 Color
Blown Cellulose
 3"
 5"
 8"
 10"
 Grey or cardboard colored
Blown Fiberglass
 4.4"
 7.6"
 12"
 15"
 Pink, White or Yellow
Fiberglass Batts
 3.5"
 6"
 10"
 12"
 Pink, White or Yellow
To insulate your house properly you should know where your house needs insulation
and only a thermal imaging camera can provide you with the information you need.
This is an uninsulated interior wall.  
Using IR we can see there is outside
air infiltration into the outermost cavity.
This house has a heated basement and
we can clearly see the need for insulation.
If this window were replaced you'd
still have a draft.  Concentrating on
the header space would have been
a wiser use of resources.
There is an epidemic in the insulating world of poor or inadequate insulation.  Even if your
house is new or has been recently insulated you should have an IR inspection done to
determine if your insulation was properly installed.  
These IR pictures show houses with recently blown-in insulation.  
You can see that in all cases the contractor failed to insulate completely.  
Fiberglass Batt insulation is often installed improperly as well.
Batt insulation must not be compressed or folded and must fit tightly into the
designated space.  
This is an image of an unheated attic
space.  The red shows warm air rising
through Fiberglass Batt insulation.  This
space is insulated improperly and should
be redone.
This is an image of a wall cavity which
should show uniform parallel lines.   You
can clearly see how the insulation was
improperly installed
Along with proper insulation it is important that you have the
correct amount and type of insulation for your area.  Michigan
IR will help you determine the quantity and type of insulation
you have.   Using IR and visual a visual inspection using a
'see snake.'  The adjacent chart is for attic insulation R-values.