If you have not already done so
this year, it is a good ideal to check your home for air leaks and drafts.
Air can get into your home from
places like doors, windows, vents, chimneys, baseboards and other places in
your home that you may not be aware of. An air leak or draft can come in from
any type of small crack or opening.
And sometimes you don’t know about
this unless you check around your home.
When you find out where the drafts
are coming from in your home, you should seal up these places to keep the cold
air from getting into your home and make you home more energy efficient.
If you go around your home on a
windy day you can generally find out where your air leaks are coming in from.
They could be coming in from
different areas around your home. Your windows can let drafts into your home.
The way to stop this from happening is to seal around your windows with
silicone caulking.
Silicone caulking will fill in any
of the cracks around your windows where air is coming in. You can also use foam
stripping around your windows to seal up air leaks. Some people put plastic
over their windows each year to keep the cold air from getting in around their
windows.
Making your home more energy
efficient is a good way to save money on your energy bill each month.
The doors in your home are also a
place that you will want to check for drafts coming into your home.
You can purchase certain items to
help seal around your doors like weather stripping. You can get various types
of weather stripping for your doors. The weather stripping is placed around
your doors, sealing your doors tighter when they are closed. This will keep
cold air from coming in around your doors and can make your home more energy
efficient.
There are many ways we can make
our homes more energy efficient. The first step is checking around your home
for cold air and drafts, and finding out where they are coming from. Then
sealing them up so that your home is more comfortable to live in.
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