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In summer, its a hot, dusty place..but crawl into your Maine real estate to check the attic!

You have shelled out a tidy sum for new windows and new siding with insulation board added underneath.

You have updated heating systems, added new insulated doors..you are all set right? No...many Maine homes or business property that are one floor have no hatch or a small opening to access the attic. What is in your attic in this Northern state that needs to be added to for insulation? Make the opening in a closet ceiling...and beef up what is there..heat rises remember? And around a chimney, there may be a gap causing a major draft. Don't just lay insulation over that gap..seal it off..put gasket insulation into the crevice in the attic and in the cellar to stop the draft. Duct tape and seal off the heat loss and make a blanket of 2 feet of insulation in that attic before next winter...your heating budget will show the results of the effort. Crawling into a hot, dirty and dark attic is not fun or easy...but the dividents for the weatherization are dramatic. Seal off that stairway in the older two stories homes that have a door and walk up access too. If it is a wide open stairway, you have a wind tunnel and more heat loss. Lift up the boards on the treads of the steps too and fill with blown in insulation...it all adds up to an easier to heat Maine home...and a cooler place to hang out in the summer months! Get the insulation in place before snowfalls and the leaves change in autumn to reduce the size of your heating bill this year.

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Posted by Andrew Mooers | Northern Maine Real Estate / Aroostook County Broker on 07/12/2008 11:05 AM

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3 Comments on In summer, its a hot, dusty place..but crawl into your Maine real estate to check the attic!

You are SO on target to be helpful and concerned about saving energy at the present time.

07/12/2008 11:09 AM

by Vickie Nagy, Realtor, Specializing in San Ramon, Danville & the Tri-Valley! (Empire Realty Associates)

With all the environmental consciousness raising that has been going on for a few years now, this seems like an easy way to conserve power and $$$.

07/12/2008 10:45 PM

by Rich Dansereau Loan Officer Knoxville TN (Home America Mortgage)

You don't have to wear a snowsuit watching "Wheel of Fortune" in Maine...thanks Rich. Get your wood in for the winter!

07/14/2008 04:57 AM

by Andrew Mooers | Northern Maine Real Estate / Aroostook County Broker (MOOERS REALTY)

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