The Benefits of Quality Insulation In Your Home

A 203k streamline mortgage offers the opportunity to make a home more energy efficient, among other things.  We’ve covered some options in previous posts.  Another way to improve efficiency is to apply insulation to your home. Save Energy Immediately by Insulating Your Home If you are cold and want to figure some of the quickest ways to save money year round, you need to add insulation to your home. The United States Department of Energy (USDOE) states: “Heating and cooling account for 50 to 70% of the energy used in the average American home. Inadequate insulation and air leakage are leading causes of energy waste in most homes.”     So, bottom line is insulation: Will reduce your carbon footprint, save you money on your energy bill...

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The Benefits of Weather-Stripping In Your Home

A 203k streamline mortgage offers the opportunity to make a home more energy efficient, among other things.  One way this can be accomplished is by purchasing new appliances; most of which are much more efficient than our parents’ appliances.  We’ve covered this option in previous posts.  Another way to improve efficiency is to apply weather-stripping and insulation to your home.  Let’s focus on weather-stripping… Many older homes, and even some newer ones, have numerous little cracks, holes and spaces through which, in the winter, warm air escapes and cold air enters. In the summer this works in reverse — unwanted hot air enters and air conditioned air escapes. Air leaks can also damage the house’s insulation, because warm,...

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