Making a Home More Efficient in Mansfield, CT
Challenge
This home owner in Mansfield, CT gave us at Dr Energy Saver a call because he was spending way to much money on his heating and cooling bills. In addition to that, he also was worried about the big ice dams he get in the winter. Ice dams can be brutal and destroy your home with water damage. When talking about home efficiency the first thing we look at is the attic. This is because all the air we pay to heat and cool escapes from the top of the home. If we can stop this air from leaving from the attic, we can help lower his fuel and electric bills. Also by reducing the hot air that escapes from the attic in the winter, we can help reduce the ice dams because the hot air is no longer heating up the roof deck and melting the snow.
Solution
First thing we have to do in an attic like this is to air seal. Air sealing is the most important thing you can do to a home when you are dealing with attics. After we air seal, the air from the house can no longer escape up into the attic. The next thing we do is put up baffles so the attic can breath properly. Then we have to blow our tru soft cellulose to 20 inches to get the recommended R-60 insulation value that is recommended by the department of energy for homes in New England. After this is all done this home will be more efficient and the ice damming will no longer occur!
