Proper air sealing of your home can enhance your home’s general power efficiency, saving you a substantial amount of money in cooling and heating costs.
What Is Air Sealing?
Air sealing refers to the application of effective measures to eliminate or reduce air leakage. If you do air sealing appropriately, it will offer you a healthier living environment while reducing the usage of your home’s cooling and heating systems to cater to temperature variations caused by air leakages.
How does air leakage occur?
Air leak happens when outdoor air gets in and conditioned one leaves the house uncontrollably through openings and cracks. During windy or cold weather, too much air might enter the house, and when it is less windy and warmer, enough air might fail to enter; this can lead to poor interior air quality. Additionally, Air leaks contribute to moisture issues that might affect the structure’s durability and the occupants’ health.
What are the places that might require air sealing?
Several places in your house could be letting air escape. The following are places that may need air sealing.
Attic
If the home’s attic does not have adequate air sealing and insulation, air can escape. Additionally, during winter, as the warm air rises and reaches the attic, it escapes through holes and cracks. Thus, it is vital to consider your attic when identifying areas for air sealing.
Doors and windows
Doors and windows are the places that come to your mind when considering areas through which much of the home’s cold and hot air is escaping. This is because they are the places we can often feel air escaping through. Therefore, they require air sealing in your home.
Floor
Air can seep through the floors of your house due to inadequate or improper insulation, or cracks at the floor’s perimeter.
Fireplace
Air sealing the fireplace prevents unwanted leaks resulting in more comfortable temperatures in the home.