Retrofitting Insulation, A Prudent Move
Retrofit insulation in a house I just bought? We seem to see our selves in a myopic view some times. This is not a good thing. Your home is not a sub-divided space were you live, it is your home. What many people fail to see is that it is a symbiotic relationship. With only both parts can the whole survive. A retrofit insulation can help.
A house is more than a building, it is a home. It protects you from the elements but ask that you do the same. You need to paint your house every seven years, a deck every other year. In return, you never sleep in the rain or worry about a branch falling on you. It is a true symbiotic relationship
In that spirit, let us think about that . Now wind ( like a tornado) is not something that can be adjusted for but other forces of nature can be!!!! What is good for for you is good for the dwelling as well. Where does your energy money go? Heating and cooling, I would guess. This is where you and your home become symbiotic, giving to receive.
Now there are a lot of options on weathering a storm. If the roof leaks you will know it and can trace it back to the source, but true energy is harder. That is the true thief in the night. It robs your pocket little by little, never a lot at one time, but when you add it all up you will see. Let me give you an example.
Let us say you pay $100 a month in utilities. A retro-insulation job will cost you “X”. Now you decided not to re insulate that house, even if it saved you 20 %.. So now you have owned the home for 40 years, what do we get?
Well, you just paid $10,000 on wasted energy that was all a loss and only kept your family warm when that warm breeze passed. Don't patch a damn, fix it. Insulation is they key. People think of barriers build and build walls of stone but the can be as gentle as silk. A cold room is a cold room. We all know that when we layer clothes we stay warm (or cool). Insulation does both, warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Also, what people tent to forget is that the insulation is part of the glue that holds a house together. There are as lot of house wrap insulation systems out there, but to truly make your home safer during a tornado is a retro-insulation
The true key to a retro -insulation is air. You want air in your house. It the escape of energy that cost money. Whether you do it because you want to live more “green” or you just don't like wasting money, insulating existing walls is the way to go. We understand how it works better than in the days of yore.
Modern technology uses that to keep us warm in the winter and cool in the summer. It add a lot of value as well. Painting is to taste, you will be making a great house Retro-insulation is a sound investment.
