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| Building structure
Studs, holes through your siding, and lack of or poorly installed insulation all allow cold to enter and heat to leave. |
Stack effect: Heat rises! Any plumbing and electrical chases, or lack of insulation in your walls can allow air to rise in your walls from your basement out through your roof turning your home into a big refrigerator |
Openings into unconditioned spaces: Attic Hatches, recessed lights, garage doors, improperly vented ceiling fans, improperly installed heating ducts can all allow heat to escape into the unconditioned area. This causes moisture to condensate, and ice dams to form, bringing extra moisture into your home. |
Roof: Heat rises, many of these problems can allow heat to exit your home through the top. Do you have melted portions on your roof in the winter? This can mean high heat bills and costly moisture damage to your home. |
Windows and Doors Much heat is lost through windows and doors, and most people replace these first. However, our experience shows that other factors make a larger difference in your cost and comfort with a much more immediate pay-back. For instance, if you have a stack effect in your wall, new windows and doors will actually make the effect worse! |
Snug Energy Audits |
Energy Losses can be more than a financial drain!
A Snug Homes Energy Audit can tell you where your losing heat and also tell you about other potential comfort and safety issues Many families will be looking to reduce their bills this winter. Our energy audit :
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