What does it mean to weatherize your home or another building? Weatherizing your home will save energy, therefore saving you money. It can also improve the comfortability of your home. At Alamance Insulation and Gutters, we’re here to help with all your insulation and gutter needs. Serving the Triad area in North Carolina, you can trust Alamance with your insulation and gutter questions and needs.
5 Winterization Tips to Protect Your Home and Save Money
To limit your home’s exposure to winter damage and prevent your energy bill from skyrocketing this winter, follow these five winterization measures:
1. Insulate Your Pipes
2. Caulk Cracks Around Windows and Doors
Although they may seem tiny, cracks around your door can let warm air out and cool air in, resulting in inefficient heating and higher energy bills. With a quick caulking, these cracks can be sealed up tight, keeping your home cozy all winter long.
3. Install Weather-Stripping and Door Sweeps
Adding weather-stripping and door sweeps to your home is another great way to cover up small openings that let the warm air out, costing you money on your heating bill. Weather-stripping involves strips, usually made of foam or rubber, applied around window and door frames to ensure there are no unwanted cracks when windows and doors are closed. Door sweeps can be added under doors to close the gap between the doors and the ground. These are simple tasks that almost everyone can accomplish and do wonders for keeping your home warm.
4. Clean the Gutters
When gutters become clogged with leaves and debris, they can flood, resulting in water damage to the roof and siding. Clogged gutters can also freeze and break off of the home, preventing water from draining correctly, resulting in further damage. It’s best to clean your gutters after the majority of leaves have fallen for the season. And while you can accomplish this on your own, this can be a dangerous task to perform, especially when it comes to high gutters. Hiring a local gutter cleaning service is the better and safer bet.
5. Clean the Fireplace and Chimney
There’s no denying that a cozy fire in the fireplace is ideal for a cold winter’s night. However, when ash and soot build up in the fireplace and chimney, clogs can occur, which can result in dangerous and destructive house fires. We recommend having a local chimney cleaning pro service your fireplace and chimney at least once a year before the temperature drops and you’re tempted to build a fire.
Weatherizing your home will save you energy and money in the long run. At Alamance Insulation and Gutters, we can help! We offer many insulation services, including but not limited to attic insulation, radiant barriers, air sealing, blown insulation, spray foam insulation, and installing moisture barriers on crawl space doors, sealed crawlspaces, and encapsulated crawlspaces. Call us today!