Archive for April, 2009

Spray Foam

Well things are kinda slow out there right now.  The economy is making things tough and the lack of new houses being built is hard on the contractor right now.

We have however been able to work with several home energy auditors to get some work retro fitting house that are leaking energy.  If you are looking for simple ways to save money then doing an energy audit and then fixing those problems will save you money.  I recommend that if you are paying high energy bills you look into an energy audit and then fix those issues.  You will be amazed at how doing just a little can save a lot.  If you can’t afford an audit then do one yourself. 

If you look in your attic and you have no insulation or very little then start with an upgrade to either a foam system or add additional insulation to what you have existing.  the second thing you want to look for is go into your crawl space and make sure all your ducts are hooked up.  If you are able go to each one of your floor registers and put some Greatstuff around the boot where in goes into the floor.  If you have no insulation in the floor of the house really consider putting insulation either on your stem wall or in the floor.  If you don’t have any insulation then either have it installed or do it your self.  We will typically install foam on the rim joist, and then batt the sub floor, or just foam the whole floor and rim joist.  rim Joists are major losers in energy.  These are just a few good places to start making your home more energy efficient.

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