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If you’re unable to insulate your entire home at once, due to lack of time and/or money, then there are areas which you can insulate first. There areas you should focus on are the sensitive points of heat, sound and moisture transfer throughout your home. Focusing on protecting and reinforcing these areas allows you take your time when insulating the rest of the home. The first place which should be insulated is the attic/ceiling. The attic/ceiling is in direct contact with the outside and faces environmental occurrences head on like rain or thunderstorm. Factors like heat, cold, moisture and sound can transfer very easily from the attic/ceiling to the rest of the house. Attic/ceiling is also responsible for letting heat escape from your house. For the best result it is recommended that you use fill-type and blanket-type insulation. The next most important area is the ground floor. When you think about it, most of the things we do in our house happens on the ground floor. This usually includes things like laundry or cooking, and most of the heat and cold generated comes from this floor. For this reason, it makes the most sense to insulate this area of the house first and stop the energy from escaping the home. The best type of insulation material to use here would be cellulose and foam.