How to Insulate Your Home for Better Home Heating Efficiency
Follow these tips for maximum effectiveness
It is quite possible that at one point or another you have had your home heating system on and going in your Southeastern Massachusetts home and yet, haven’t felt warm. This can be a sign that things aren’t working as efficiently and effectively as they could be.
Of course, no homeowner wants to experience this. First and foremost, this has the potential to leave you cold and uncomfortable. Secondly, an inefficient home heating system isn’t doing you any favors financially.
So what can you do if you find yourself in this situation? One suggestion that W.H. Riley & Son has is to properly insulate your home.
Tips for proper home insulation
Making sure your home is properly insulated will help keep it warm in the winter and cool once summer hits. Ultimately, this helps keep your home more comfortable no matter what the season is and helps you save money on utility costs while cutting down on your carbon footprint.
Here are some fairly simple and un-complicated tips for insulating your home that will increase your home heating system’s efficiency:
- Perform a home energy audit: This process allows you to spot areas in your house that are in need of insulation. You can use a thermal leak detector or hire a professional service to get this done.
- Add insulation to your floors: You can use materials such as fiberglass batts or foam to insulate the area between the floor joists or you can add this to the floors in your home’s crawl spaces or basement.
- Add insulation to your attic: To prevent heat from escaping through your home’s roof (remember that heat rises!) insulate your attic with fiberglass batts or blown-in insulation. For additional protection, close off any gaps or cracks to keep warm air from escaping.
- Reduce drafts: You can help keep your home from feeling drafty by insulating your walls. In fact, older homes may have little to no insulation at all. Adding insulation to your home’s walls can be done by using blown-in insulation or foam insulation.
It is also important to remember to close off and seal any gaps or cracks that you see around your home’s doors or windows with caulking or weather-stripping. By doing this, you trap the warm air (or cold air in the summer) that your home heating system produces.
Other ways you can help boost your home heating system’s efficiency
Adding insulation to your home isn’t the only way to help your home heating system work more effectively. You can also install a programmable or smart thermostat, make the switch over to energy-efficient windows and doors and keep your blinds and curtains open so that you can take advantage of the natural sunlight.
Also make sure you don’t skip out on routine professional maintenance for your home heating system. This is the best way to help make sure everything is working properly, plus this can help catch small issues before they turn into large (and potentially expensive) problems.
W.H. Riley & Son can help care for your home heating system
The technicians at W.H. Riley & Son can help ensure that your home heating system is operating to the best of its ability. We can install, repair and service both boilers and furnaces in homes throughout Southeastern Massachusetts.
Contact W.H. Riley & Son today to learn all about our home heating services.