Home Insulation: Improving Your Energy Efficiency

Even homeowners who think they have all the home insulation they need may be surprised

at how inefficient their houses are when it comes to conserving energy. Make no mistake about it, concerning yourself with energy efficiency isn't just for tree huggers. If you want to avoid spending a fortune on your electrical bill, get money back from the government for meeting certain standards, and generally improve on the temperature of your home, it is something you should strongly consider. Here are some tips to help you get your home well insulated.

Determine Where You Are

Do you have home insulation already? If not, you'll be starting from scratch and you can make a dramatic change in how energy efficient your house is. A house without any insulating properties is leaking much of its air conditioning and heating. Not to mention what it is letting in from the outside. If you're accustomed to feeling a general blanket of cold or hot air (depending on the season) that you have to force out with your HVAC system, this could be the source of the problem. If you do have some, do you have enough? This kind of material doesn't last forever. Even if you were up to standards when you moved in, it could have degraded to the point where you need an update.

Accomplishing the Task

There are two primary choices when it comes to installing home insulation. You can do it yourself or you can have a professional company come in and do the installation for you. If all you're looking at is filling in some gaps, the job may be one you can do on your own. If you're starting from scratch, doing a major update, or want to move away from the pink fiberglass material, you may need the aid of a professional company. There are also safety concerns which you may feel more comfortable setting aside by hiring an installation company.

Half and Half

You may not know whether or not you want to do the job yourself. If you aren't particularly familiar with what home insulation entails, you can always start the job yourself and go from there. Hit the most accessible parts of your attic and re-evaluate the situation. You may find that you have it under control and can easily continue. You may find that you're in way over your head. If so, call a local contractor and get some professional installers to come out and finish the job.

by: Aloysius Aucoin

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