Our house is over 15-20 years old.. i think we need to have someone check our insulation in the attic , under the house ,etc..
And who does insulation ???
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Where are you? You can check it yourself to save green and then go to Lowes to add it yourself. Its actually very easy.
Insulation is by far the one of the best upgrades you can make to your house.
You pay for it once and it pays you back for a long time and you dont have to pay to operate it. It also helps keep you comfortable.
I have used Dean Lumber before they are pretty reliable. Don't use Accurate they did not impress me at all. They arrived at my customers 4 hours late and he was irate.
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Good to know. I want to get my garage done this year.Insulation is by far the one of the best upgrades you can make to your house.
You pay for it once and it pays you back for a long time and you dont have to pay to operate it. It also helps keep you comfortable.
I have used Dean Lumber before they are pretty reliable. Don't use Accurate they did not impress me at all. They arrived at my customers 4 hours late and he was irate.
What are the best ways to keep heat in your house?
Our outer walls in our brick house essentially have NO insulation. Short of stripping every outer wall bare, refitting with studs and insulation - and consequently having to adjust everything, such as vents and electricity - I don't know of any way to increase it.
We have plenty of insulation in the attic. The windows have been weather stripped.
Just can't seem to keep the heat in the house.
Definitely go with the SMECO energy audit. You'd be amazed at how many places allow air infiltration. We did it and found that our windows were subpar and allowed a lot of air into the house. We've replaced a little over half of them already (unfortunately)
I just can't figure how our electric bill is consistently over 500 in the winter, even with shoving down the thermostat. Something is really gobbling power or leaking heat.
500 just in the winter? I was going to suggest appliances as a possible culprit. Have you tried to use a Kill a Watt device? I'll pull up a link.
P3 - Kill A Watt
Just because you have a $500 electric bill does not mean it is high.
Ummm. No. A 500 dollar electric bill is high. It may be that high for a reason, but it's patently absurd to say it's not high. That's like saying a 200 dollar tab at a restaurant isn't "high" depending on what you had for dinner.
What are the best ways to keep heat in your house?
Our outer walls in our brick house essentially have NO insulation. Short of stripping every outer wall bare, refitting with studs and insulation - and consequently having to adjust everything, such as vents and electricity - I don't know of any way to increase it.
We have plenty of insulation in the attic. The windows have been weather stripped.
Just can't seem to keep the heat in the house.
I put that plastic film over the windows of our townhouse, I'm really surprised at how well they worked. A $20 fix saved many times that in wasted electric bills (heat pump). I had to cut holes for the blind strings. Cold air poured in from that tiny little opening.
Made me realize how much windows can help or hurt (now I wish I worked for one of those 'replace your windows' companies... oh well if it's true- it's true