How Did They Insulate a House Built in 1992?

[@HomeComfortAdvisors]

Love the foam board sandwich on the attic hatch. That’s exactly how I like doing them too 👍🏼

[@blurglide]

My 1995 house had all these issues. Also, it barely has soffit vents, and the ones it had were blocked and difficult to access, and had not gable vents at all. What I did was install a gable vent at one end and an attic fan at the other to get cross flow ventilation. I did that, spray foam on all the penetrations I could reach, and a radiant barrier. It's helped my AC bill by about 20% this summer.

[@homeairleakagetest]

Fantastic!!

[@als7594]

Peoples eyes glaze over when I try to explain air sealing and the large financial benefits of doing it. When I show them my electric bill and the energy use graph of my home compared to the top 20% of the most energy efficient homes in the area, they are sold. They start asking what did you do to see a reduction like that? BTW I started getting serious with Air Sealing, the last week of February of this year. This summer my home (Built 1960 just under 1700 sqft) used anywhere from 10% less in May, to 32% and up to 36% less energy than the most energy efficient homes as shown by the electric company on my June-August bills. What is really hitting home with me is, I just finished up my Rim Joist and cantilever / bump out, this weekend, and that will be on my Sept bill. The attic is the last area to hit. I haven't done much up there as of yet. Over the years I foam sealed about 1/3 of the wire holes, all the pipe intrusions and put on an insulated Attic Stair cover. I only have 5.5-6.0 inches of old fiberglass batt insulation up there now. Once air sealed It will be getting all new insulation rated at R-60. I'm looking forward to seeing how much my heating bills drop this winter. Something to think about, if you keep saying to yourself, you'll get around to it some day. I thought about the original owners of my house. These people probably spent in 2024 dollars, between $400 and $500 dollars a year on excessive energy bills over the time they lived here. They did nothing, to very little, to improve the energy efficiency of this house. I probably spent around $250-$300 a year more than I should have in the first ten years I lived here.

[@homeairleakagetest]

Way to go! I hope you are able to get to the insulation soon. So happy to hear about stories like yours.

[@kralomoc]

Thanks for the informative video. I am sure there are several similar issues in my own home that need correcting. Would you be willing to post a cost breakdown and explanation for some of the projects you've done and what homeowners like myself can expect to spend from the types of services you perform? How much did John spend for the work you did for him? Thanks again.

[@homeairleakagetest]

Hello, thank you for your contribution and for watching! I am not sure if the link I am about to post will show up in the comments. If not, let me know. I am also going to put it at the top of the description. I did post this blog with a lot of information about how much this stuff costs and what to look out for. www.hometrustremodeling.com/blog/view/11613

[@dispatchcustomerservice-gb4977]

What do something like this cost? I wish you was in ga man 😩😩

[@homeairleakagetest]

In Maryland, the energy audit is $100 through the local Utility. It's a steal!!! Hope you find someone! Search Building Performance Institute Contractors Near Me!