Keeping your Home insulation warm in an old house can be tricky business. Houses built before 1940 were rarely insulated, and if they were the products originally used may have settled or deteriorated over time, allowing heat to escape and the cold air to creep in. So besides traditional attic and wall insulation, here are some more places to consider:

Basement and floors.

About 15% of all heat loss in a home is through the floors and basement if your home has one. Foundation walls for a basement and the cement slab, which sits just underneath the floors of your home, have inferior insulation capabilities.

Check the windows.

Draught-proofing strips work well around windows. Draughts can also emerge from cracks between the window frames and the surrounding walls. If this is the case, try using either sealant or putty to close up the gaps.

Check the doors.

Draught-proofing strips are also useful between doors and their frames, both internally as well as externally. For gaps between the bottom of the door and the floor, you can buy a special ‘brush’ or hinged flap draught excluder.

Keep up to date with your HVAC maintenance.

It is essential for the efficiency of your HVAC system that you keep up with regular maintenance. This includes changing your air filters on time with a quality filter, cleaning your ducts regularly and repairing any leaks in your ducts that is causing valuable heat to escape into undesirable places.

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