Winterizing Your Home

“I wonder how cold it’s going to get this winter.”

“I dread seeing my fuel bills during winter months.”

“I wish I knew why some rooms in the house are so chilly in the winter.”

When summer turns to winter, our thoughts often turn to cold weather woes. Worries like those expressed above are common. But there are definitely ways to be more comfortable this winter, and cut your heating bills at the same time. Many of these improvements fall under the category of winterizing your home.

What does it mean to winterize a home?

Technically speaking, winterizing refers to any improvements or alterations that help to counteract the adverse effects of cold weather. Put another way, winterizing makes winter easier to bear, mainly by making the home more comfortable and more energy efficient.

Are you worried about the winter ahead? Dr. Energy Saver can help. The best time to ensure your home can withstand the cold is before it gets to wintertime - contact one of our certified dealers to winterize your home today! 

Smart Winterizing Improvements

Upgrading wall insulation with injection foam

Blowing cellulose insulation into the attic

Sealing air leaks around windows

Installing an airtight chimney cap

Insulating basement walls with rigid foam

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Winterizing priorities: Learn about the most cost-effective improvements to prepare your home for winter

There are many things you can do to make your home more comfortable during winter months, while also reducing your utility bills. The cost of winterizing your home will obviously depend on which improvements you choose to make. It’s not always easy to decide what to do first. That’s why it’s a good idea to have a home energy assessment done by Dr. Energy Saver. In a typical house, winterization priorities will focus on areas that need the most attention and thus provide the most significant improvements in comfort and energy savings. These include the following:

• Improving attic air sealing & insulation. According to Dept. of Energy research, most houses have too little attic insulation and too many air leaks that allow heated air to escape into the attic. Upgrading attic air sealing and insulation according to DOE recommendations can cut your heating bill by as much as 40%.
• Sealing & insulating ductwork. Leaky, uninsulated ducts are common and can decrease your heating system’s efficiency by 20%. Duct sealing and duct insulation will put an end to this inefficiency and get heat delivered to your living space more quickly.
• Cleaning & adjusting your heating system. For safe and efficient operation, make sure to change furnace filters and have your system checked and adjusted.
• Sealing air leaks around doors & windows. Weatherstripping can wear out, especially around a main exterior door. Replace worn weatherstripping, and consider having replacement windows installed if you have older windows.
• Air sealing & insulating the basement. Cold drafts and cold floors upstairs often originate in a basement that allows frigid air to leak inside. Air sealing the rim joist and insulating basement walls with rigid foam will make your basement and your entire house more comfortable.

One call does it all: Dr. Energy Saver provides complete home winterizing services

You could call a number of different contractors to take care of different weatherization services. For example, you could get an HVAC contractor to tune up your furnace, a remodeling contractor to weatherstrip your entry door (or perhaps to replace your entry door with a new prehung unit), a plumber to insulate your hot water lines and an insulation contractor to upgrade your attic insulation. But why not get this important work done by a single company that is staffed by expert technicians? Dr. Energy Saver is your source for comprehensive energy-saving improvements than increase your home’s comfort and healthfulness.

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