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Existing Homes
Owners of Existing Homes – Retrofits
How do you know if you need to add more
insulation to your home?
Any one of the following conditions can be an
indicator of inadequate insulation:
- Heating and cooling bills are high
- Rooms in the home feel drafty
- Snow melts quickly off the roof
- The furnace or air conditioner runs constantly
- Outside noise is audible inside the house
- Icicles and ice damming occur on the roof
Ice
dams not only indicate inadequate insulation, they can cause damage
to the structure of the house. Heat escaping from the house through a
poorly insulated attic warms the shingles on the roof, melting the snow,
which runs down the roof to the eaves. Since the eaves overhang the
house and are cold, the melted snow freezes when it reaches the eaves.
When enough ice has formed at the eaves, it begins to stop or dam
additional water from draining off the roof. The ice dam eventually
grows under the shingles, causing melted snow to enter the ceilings and
walls.
Determining Additional Insulation Needs
The
best way to determine if you need additional insulation is to measure
the depth of insulation currently in your attic. If there is less than
R-49, (19 inches of blown fiber glass, or 12-13 inches of cellulose),
you could benefit by adding more insulation to your attic.
If your attic has ample insulation and your home still feels drafty and
cold in the winter, or too warm in the summer, the exterior walls may
not be well insulated. Basements and crawl spaces need proper amounts of
insulation as well. Of course, doors and windows should also be checked
for air tightness.
Heat escaping through the attic may be responsible for up to one half of
your home's heat loss. Adding insulation here is one of the best ways to
improve your home's energy efficiency.
Adding Nu-Wool Insulation will help keep the heat where it belongs — in
the house in cold weather and outside the house in hot weather.
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| Properly insulated sidewalls will help save energy and improve the comfort of your home. |
How much can I expect to save in energy costs
by having Nu-Wool Insulation added to my home?
Your professional Nu-Wool installer can give you an idea of how much
money you might save and how quickly those savings will pay for your
investment in additional insulation. While savings vary, owners of new
houses with Nu-Wool Insulation save up to 40% on energy bills when
compared to conventional insulation materials.
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