home improvement: Fix Air Leaks in your Basement
- 01/13/11 05:14 AM
I needed to read this information and thought it would be helpful to share! Enjoy. Air Leaks in Your Basement? How to Spot and Seal Them By: Jeanne Huber Published: December 14, 2010 Seal air leaks in your basement to stop the loss of your home heating energy.
Don't overlook your basement as a source of air leaks. Cold air can enter your basement through air leaks that are both above and below ground. Air infiltrating your basement can be sucked into your upstairs rooms, causing your furnace to work harder than it should. The remedy is to look for … (3 comments)
home improvement: Basement Insulation Lowers Energy Costs
- 01/13/11 05:11 AM
Basement Insulation Lowers Energy Costs By: Jeanne Huber Published: December 14, 2010 Add insulation to your basement to help lower heating and cooling costs by as much as $170 per year.
Where to add basement insulation You have two choices: Add insulation to your basement walls and treat the basement as indoor space, or add insulation to the basement ceiling and treat your basement as outdoor space. If you choose to treat your basement as outdoor space, you would close off all heating and cooling vents located in your basement-especially any vents on your furnace unit and on exposed HVAC … (1 comments)
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