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Posted by news.optonline.net on March 13, 2007, 10:24 pm
I live in NYS and our house is almost 50 years old. After the original
owners bought the house they had a second story put on the house. The
second story seems very poorly insulated. In the winter I can put my hand
on the upstairs bedroom ceilings (or hallways) and feel cold. Similarly if
I do that in the summer I can feel warmth from the sun. The upstairs
furnace runs constantly in winter and the upstairs central a/c also runs
constantly during the summer.
The main floor also seems poorly insulated and our walk-in closet of the
master bedroom (corner of house) is like an icebox each winter. We need to
leave the closet door open to be able to use it in the mornings (of course
this cools and drafts the bedroom but we have little choice).
Do you think the wall insulation is either old, settled, insufficient,
non-existent, or other?
Should I enlist in a home energy audit and would they be able to recommend
an action I could take? Where do I find reliable, reputable people who do
these audits?
Thanks,
Walter
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on March 13, 2007, 10:43 pm
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> Do you think the wall insulation is either old, settled, insufficient,
> non-existent, or other?
> Should I enlist in a home energy audit and would they be able to recommend
> an action I could take? Where do I find reliable, reputable people who do
> these audits?
To answer the first question, yes, it may be non-existent. Sometimes you
can peek in between an electrical box and the plaster and see if there is
anything in the wall. Or drill a small hole that is easily patched.
Your local utility company may offer an energy audit a low or no cost.
Check their web site of give them a call.
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Posted by Bob F on March 13, 2007, 11:30 pm
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> I live in NYS and our house is almost 50 years old. After the original
> owners bought the house they had a second story put on the house. The
> second story seems very poorly insulated. In the winter I can put my hand
> on the upstairs bedroom ceilings (or hallways) and feel cold. Similarly
> I do that in the summer I can feel warmth from the sun. The upstairs
> furnace runs constantly in winter and the upstairs central a/c also runs
> constantly during the summer.
> The main floor also seems poorly insulated and our walk-in closet of the
> master bedroom (corner of house) is like an icebox each winter. We need
> leave the closet door open to be able to use it in the mornings (of course
> this cools and drafts the bedroom but we have little choice).
> Do you think the wall insulation is either old, settled, insufficient,
> non-existent, or other?
> Should I enlist in a home energy audit and would they be able to recommend
> an action I could take? Where do I find reliable, reputable people who do
> these audits?
The is unlikely to be any wall insulation. The first thing to do is a visual
inspection of the attic insullation. This is the cheapest and most effective
place to start insulating.
Check with your heating energy provider about audits.
Bob
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Posted by Just Joshin on March 14, 2007, 11:57 am
On Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:24:25 -0400, "news.optonline.net"
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>I live in NYS and our house is almost 50 years old. After the original
>owners bought the house they had a second story put on the house. The
>second story seems very poorly insulated. In the winter I can put my hand
>on the upstairs bedroom ceilings (or hallways) and feel cold. Similarly if
>I do that in the summer I can feel warmth from the sun. The upstairs
>furnace runs constantly in winter and the upstairs central a/c also runs
>constantly during the summer.
>The main floor also seems poorly insulated and our walk-in closet of the
>master bedroom (corner of house) is like an icebox each winter. We need to
>leave the closet door open to be able to use it in the mornings (of course
>this cools and drafts the bedroom but we have little choice).
>Do you think the wall insulation is either old, settled, insufficient,
>non-existent, or other?
>Should I enlist in a home energy audit and would they be able to recommend
>an action I could take? Where do I find reliable, reputable people who do
>these audits?
>Thanks,
>Walter
Have you gotten to look in your attic?
tom @ www.MedJobSite.com
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Posted by Bill on March 14, 2007, 1:28 pm
If you plan to live in this house forever...
Seal all air leaks.
Install double pane "Energy Star" windows.
Insulate the heck out of everything. Very thick insulation in attic.
Energy rates are not going down....
More tips...
http://www.energystar.gov
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> non-existent, or other?
> Should I enlist in a home energy audit and would they be able to recommend
> an action I could take? Where do I find reliable, reputable people who do
> these audits?