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How to Inspect Insulation for Energy Efficient Homes

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Learn all about home insulation and how to check your new home for maximum energy efficiency in this free video series on inspecting home insulation.

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Summary: Your home is your castle. Although, there are probably a handful of reasons why your home is better than a castle! Castles are fortified military keeps or noble residences, usually constructed on a hill for the best defensive advantages, and capable of housing the entire population of a town during attack. But, think how hard it would be to unload groceries if your driveway went straight up a hill? And forget about your kids playing basketball outside the garage. At times, constructing a castle took three generations of kings and architects. Three! The house you design today might be ready for your grandchild, if you’re lucky. Indoor plumbing? Not a chance, although many medieval castles had more technologically impressive latrines than many people realize: a bench with a hole in it, in a room that hangs over the lower walls, dropping waste straight into the moat twenty or thirty feet below. Another reason your home is better than a castle? No drafts! If you have proper insulation, your home can be draft free and energy efficient.

In this free instructional video series, expert Joshua Lindsey teaches you how to inspect home insulation to make sure your new home is as green as can be and saves you money! Joshua leads you through a frame-walk, showing you what home insulation looks like, where it goes, and how it helps your wallet. He explains r-value, the unit that measures insulation’s efficiency. Josh will teach you about air barriers, knee walls, insulation around windows, ways to keep your attic more protected, how to check window labels for insulation properties, compression, baffles, and more! Watch this series, and you will be one step closer to saving money on heating and cooling bills and making the earth a safer place for your children… even if they don’t get to inherit a castle.

About the Expert

Expert: He has been in construction for eight years and was introduced to building science three years ago. CFM Building Science Solution has 15 years of experience in building science and making homes more energy efficient and saving homeowners money.

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