All the insulation in the world won’t help your home if your doors are leaking air. The good news is that it’s easy to test for and fix air leaks, and doing so can have a big impact. Not only will sealing air leaks cut heating and cooling costs, but it will also increase the comfort level of your home, improve durability, and create a healthier environment inside the home. At MGT Insulation, we use blower door testing to determine whether your house has air leaks, and to find where those leaks are coming from. This testing involves fitting an adjustable aluminum frame wrapped in …

Winter in Minnesota means snow and ice. This creates the beautiful winter landscape that many of us treasure, but it can also lead to roof and home damage caused by ice dams. So how can ice dams be treated – or better yet, prevented? First, let’s examine the cause of ice dams. When snow accumulates on a rooftop, it can begin melting almost instantaneously, due to the heat from the sun or from inside the building, or simply from warmer weather conditions. The melted snow runs down the roof and, often begins to cool once more. When it freezes, an ice dam begins to form. As winter …