Before you green up your home you should check to see if
there is anything wrong that might be costing you money by wasting water or
energy. A few months ago I got a free energy audit from my utility. They went
over the basics: add more insulation, control your thermostat, close your
shades in the summer, etc. But there was something else they found. In my
attic, above the steps, the insulation was so poor it was letting attic heat
into my house.
Basically above the stairs that lead to the top layer of my
house there was no insulation where it would be most effective. Instead of
putting drywall down and insulating that, the builders just threw insulation on
top of the ceiling above the steps. So the wall that connects to the front room
was exposed to the heat in the attic.
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| The pink stuff is the insulation |
With the help of my step-father (who is a HVAC man) we
dropped pieces of drywall across the top of the whole and laid insulation
across the top. Now the heat can’t come down through the wall. It already feels
better and it should help save us some money to not have the AC running against
the heat of the attic.
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| Not the best artwork but I hope you get the idea |
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