恒温

首页绝缘 and weatherization work to tighten your home’s thermal envelope. The thermal envelope includes the roof, 墙, 门窗, 绝缘, 填隙, 和挡风雨条. These practices improve areas that separate the inside from the outside. Improper protection in these areas directly affects your house's heating and cooling loads and in turn, 你的银河官网成本. Using these practices will help to lower your utility bill as well as improve your home’s comfort and overall value.

绝缘

A little 绝缘 goes a long way.

You can earn a rebate by improving the efficiency of your home by installing 绝缘 and other thermal envelope measures — including ceiling, 墙, 和基础绝缘, 填隙, 窗口的电影, 等.

Insulating your home properly will greatly lower your heating and cooling costs. Experts estimate that 40 million single-family homes in the United States need more 绝缘. 你的会是其中之一吗?

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挡风雨条

Did you know as much as 7-12 percent of a building's heating and cooling loss occurs around 门窗? So, jettison those leaks, and weather-strip to seal around movable joints like as doors or windows. Most weather-stripping is a do-it-yourself job. When you shop for weather-stripping, consider how durable the material needs to be: Is this a heavily used door or a window that's almost always 关闭d? Many varieties of weather-stripping are available.

The first step in weather-stripping your home is to perform a home energy evaluation or audit. This evaluation or audit will tell you the areas that are losing you the most energy. 从那里, you can determine which of the following practices are necessary to properly weatherize your home.

风挡条的类型

阈值挡风雨条. Measure your door, buy the approximate height and width of material you need and trim to final size. 钉到位.
门下挡风雨条. Aluminum and vinyl stripping for the bottom of your door is inexpensive, fairly easy to install and will last for several years.
Tubular vinyl gasket stripping. Used for 门窗, it's durable and flexible enough to seal uneven gaps and joints.
薄弹簧金属剥条. Excellent and durable for 门窗, this is probably the most expensive. It's practically invisible when properly applied but is best installed by a professional.
泡沫塑料衬里磁带. Easy to install and inexpensive, it also wears out easily. Good for 门窗 that aren’t frequently used.

填隙

填隙 seals cracks and joints to keep drafts and moisture out of your home or business. Apply it w在这里ver two unmoving parts of the building come together, including:

Around window sills and door frames
W在这里 wood siding meets a concrete foundation
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水的水龙头
Intake and exhaust vents, 等.

填缝类型

Oil-based caulks are the cheapest but least durable and should be used only in narrow cracks.
Butyl-based caulks are medium-priced and fairly durable.
Acrylic latex caulks are medium-priced, fairly durable and easy to work with.
Silicone-based caulks are the most expensive and the most durable.
Oakum, 填隙 cotton, sponge rubber or fiberglass are good for filling large cracks or holes. Then apply regular 填隙 in the smaller cracks.

填缝量

作为指导方针, you'll need about half of a 填隙 cartridge for each window sill, two cartridges for a two-story chimney, and about four cartridges for a foundation sill. If it's your first time 填隙, buy a little more than you'll need so you can practice before starting the project. Cut the nozzle to make a bead just big enough to cover the gap.

准备和储存

Before starting a 填隙 project, 清除任何旧的堵塞物, clean the surface and allow the area to dry. Don't caulk if the temperature is below 40 degrees. 当你完成的时候, store the remaining caulk by putting a large nail in the nozzle hole, then wrapping the nozzle with aluminum foil.

其他防风贴士

车库门防风雨条

Thick, durable weather-stripping 在这里 will help seal off a common area of energy leakage. Fiberglass duct wrap is the best material for this job.

Plug up the holes around outlets

Hardware stores sell Styrofoam plugs to seal off energy loss around outlet plugs and light switches inside your home or business.

景观

多叶的树木遮荫或晒太阳. Leafy or deciduous trees seem almost made for energy savings. Plant them on the south and west sides of your home or business. In summer, they provide shade from the hot sun. In winter, they shed their leaves to let the warming sunshine through. Evergreens can be a good winter windbreak. Plant them along the north side and w在这里ver prevailing winds tend to chill your home.
用灌木绝缘. Consider encircling your home or business with an evergreen hedge, planted about a foot away from the foundation. It will create a "dead air" space that helps insulate your home during the winter.