by HomeReadyInspections | Dec 14, 2022 | Energy Tips, Insulation
When insulating your home, you can choose from many types of insulation. To choose the best type of insulation, you should first determine the following: Where you want or need to install/add insulation The recommended R-values for areas you want to insulate....
by HomeReadyInspections | Dec 14, 2022 | Energy Tips, Insulation
Insulation in your home provides resistance to heat flow and lowers your heating and cooling costs. Properly insulating your home not only reduces heating and cooling costs, but also improves comfort. How Insulation Works To understand how insulation works it helps to...
by HomeReadyInspections | Nov 25, 2022 | Home Inspection, Insulation
Insulation in your home provides resistance to heat flow and lowers your heating and cooling costs. Properly insulating your home not only reduces heating and cooling costs, but also improves comfort. How It Works To understand how insulation works it helps to...
by HomeReadyInspections | Nov 22, 2022 | Home Inspection, Insulation
Energy-efficient homes — both new and existing — require mechanical ventilation to maintain indoor air quality. There are four basic mechanical whole-house ventilation systems — exhaust, supply, balanced, and energy recovery. EXHAUST VENTILATION...
by HomeReadyInspections | Nov 22, 2022 | Insulation
Ventilation is very important in an energy-efficient home. The “appropriate” amount and type of ventilation varies from home to home and from occupant to occupant. Different households have different occupancy levels (people and pets), schedules, activities, health...
by HomeReadyInspections | Nov 18, 2022 | Energy Tips, Home Inspection, Insulation
Insulation for New Construction State and local building codes typically include minimum insulation requirements, but your energy-efficient home will likely exceed those mandates. To optimize energy efficiency, you should also consider the interaction between the...
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