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Reasons for Insulating Your Home
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Tags: Insulation, Home, Energy Saving
Americans spend large chunks of their money on heating and cooling. A house that is properly and sufficiently insulated:
| | Is more energy-efficient, and therefore, saves the homeowner money. |
| | Does not need extra effort and expense to keep it comfortable – insulation is permanent and usually does not require maintenance. |
| | Is more comfortable. Floors are warmer, and temperatures are more uniform throughout the house. Thermal insulation of buildings is merely one means of achieving indoor comfort and energy-efficiency. Weatherization and thermal mass are others. |
| | Absorbs outside noise and is quieter. |
| | Two indications that a house is poorly insulated and poorly ventilated: |
| | Dew and frost forms on cold surfaces in the attic, such as on the underside of the roof sheathing, during the winter. |
| | The attic is oppressively, almost unbearably hot in the summer. |
| | The phrase “thermal envelope” refers to the conditioned or living space in a house. Normally, people treat the attic and basement as unconditioned space, but you can make either the basement, or the attic, or both, part of the conditioned space, if you choose. |
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