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Home & Garden Guide
Home Improvement • Real Estate • Lawn & Garden • Home Furnishings
September 19, 2013
Signs You Need To Insulate Your Home
The average family
pends more than $1000
nnually nearly half a
ome's total energy bill —
n heating and cooling
osts, according to the
.S. government’s
nergy Star program.
nfortunately, a large
ortion of those expenses
re wasted due to poor
ome insulation.
Homeowners
repping for winter can
top the energy waste
ycle by taking a closer
ook at their insulation.
s one of the fastest and
ost cost-efficient ways
o reduce energy waste
nd lower bills, insulaion
traps warm air inside
home’s walls -- similar
o how a fleece sweater
oes for the body -- to
egulate a home’s
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temperature. But how do
you know if your home is
properly insulated?
Run through the
following checklist to
determine whether your
home has adequate
insulation:
• Vintage home: Prior to
consistent building codes,
most homes built before
1980 were not insulated.
If your home has no
materials trapping heat,
energy conservation is an
uphill battle. Walls,
ceilings and floors are the
most important areas to
add insulation for an
immediate, positive
impact on a home’s energy
usage and bills.
• Non-stop furnace:
Does your furnace seem to
run non-stop in the
winter? Adequate
insulation leads to less
maintenance on your
heating system, as it lasts
longer, runs less and will
require less maintenance
for long-term cost
savings.
• T emperature
inconsistency: If you feel
cold spots coming from
the walls or attic, or one
room of your home is
drafty and another one
warm, you may need to
beef up your insulation.
The fireplace, walls and
attic are prime spots for
drafts. Look for insulation
that can fit snugly in
rafters and other tight areas.
Roof hot spots: If
your shingles are exposed
after a recent snowfall,
chances are these “hot
spots” are indicative of
warm air escaping. Check
your attic for adequate
insulation. If you can
easily see your floor joists,
you should add more. Use
insulation, such as stone
wool, that won’t sag or
lose density over time.
• Mold Growth: Mold in
the corners of ceilings
Many North Carolina
residents are asking if the
Energy Star tax holiday is
taking place this year
(2013). The answer is
YES. Here is what you
need to know:
1. The Energy Star tax
holiday is taking place
could mean your current
insulation slumps and
holds moisture. If this
occurs, it’s time to replace
your insulation with one
that does not store or
transfer moisture and is
completely resistant to
mold, mildew, rot and
November 1 - 3, 2013.
2. The Energy Star tax
holiday is not going to be
funded after this year.
The North Carolina
Energy Star tax holiday,
introduced in 2008 to
encourage the use of more
energy efficient products
while saving consumers
money, will end in 2014.
That means that the last
chance to take advantage
of this tax holiday in North
Carolina is November 1ñ3,
2013 (between 12:01 A.M.
on the first Friday of
November and 11:59 P.M.
the following Sunday). The
qualified products are
clothes washers, freezers
and refrigerators, central
air conditioners and room
air conditioners, air-source
heat pumps, ceiling fans,
bacterial growth.
Don’t let cool weather
take you by surprise.
With proper insulation,
you can improve the
comfort of your home
significantly and enjoy
energy savings.
Last Chance To Take Advantage
Of Energy Star Tax Holiday
dehumidifiers, and
programmable
thermostats. This does not
apply to the rental of a
product or the sale of a
product for use in a trade
or business.
In addition to saving
through the tax holiday,
there are many things that
you can do to save money
and conserve energy every
day. The NC Cooperative
Extension E-Conservation
Program offers helpful
materials, workshops, and
tools to help North
Carolina residents lower
their utility costs by
conserving energy. Learn
other ways to save energy
by going to Extension’s E-
Conservation website:
http://energy.ces.ncsu.
edu/.
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