High Energy Costs Getting You Down? Insulation Is The Best Way To Save Money This Winter

With the cost of home heating oil going up all the way past $4 a gallon, and winter approaching quickly, you may want to think about getting your house insulated. 

Insulation promotes energy efficiency and offers a positive effect on the environment.  Lowering fuel consumption saves money and lowers the generation of greenhouse gasses.  Many materials used in insulation now have been recycled or made of recycled materials, not to mention saving you money in the long run.

As homeowners, you need to view your house systematically and identify all portions of the structure that contribute to heat loss.  No insulation, or not enough insulation can account for half the heat a home looses to the outside environment.

Here are a few areas to concentrate on:

Attics and Ceilings

Heat rises, and the main place where you loose heat is through your attic.  If you have little or no insulation, not only are you loosing heat during the winter, you are also raising your air conditioning bill in the summer.  It would surprise you how many houses have little to no insulation in the attic.  Fiberglass, mineral wool, and blown-in insulation can be used to in unfinished attics.  Finished ceilings and attics will require blown-in insulation of fiberglass or rock wool.

Walls

Walls between garages, especially if you have an unheated garage, and crawl spaces are often left uninsulated.  Installing insulation to these areas will save on heating and cooling. 

Floors

Floors over unheated crawl spaces and unheated basements leads to heat and cooling loss as well.

Basements

Uninsulated basement walls and foundations can account for 25% of a home’s heating and cooling cost. 

Insulating all of these areas can save you a bundle, as well as help save the environment.  Adequate insulation, energy efficient windows, either stripping, maintaining intact interior vapor barriers and proper ventilation will dramatically improve the energy performance in a home. 

If you are thinking of insulating your home, whether it’s your attic, basement, or ceilings, JTS Insulation is the best place to go.  Their professional team of brothers will have you feeling nice and cool in the summer, and warm in the winter.