The Sum-Total of Miniscule Leaks
You may have a basketball-sized hole in your house. Little air leaks in your house are annoying. You feel them when you get out of bed in the morning. We are all too familiar with your feet hitting the ice cold floor caused by a tiny leak in your bedroom window. The cool air pools […]
What You Really Need to Know About Indoor Air Quality
Perhaps you’ve heard it said that houses are built “too tight” nowadays. Many people have concluded that it’s much better for a house to “breathe.” After all, breath sustains life; and for that reason, it must be good for your home to breathe, too. Contrary to popular belief, your home doesn’t need to breathe. In […]
Ice Dams and Window Plastic: What winter weather reveals about your home insulation
Every year is the same — as the weather gets colder, you start lining your windows with plastic. It’s become part of your winter routine. No matter that it’s testy, time-consuming work. Once the plastic is up, the problem is solved…right? Perhaps removing ice dams has also become routine. Around the same time every year, […]
Air Sealing vs. R-Value: Which should be your main concern?
Nowadays, consumers seem to know a lot about R-Value, or the thermal resistance of a particular building material. But is R-value really the most important thing to consider when insulating a home or building? When it comes to insulation, R-value is of course a main concern when considering materials — but the problem with focusing […]
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