| Can you believe that your home is "full of holes"? | | | | the winter. |
| We don't really like to admit that air can travel in | | | | You will learn the benefits of window sealing if you |
| and out with no restrictions. Wouldn't it be nice if | | | | take action now and compare next month's |
| our windows and doors maintained a perfect seal, | | | | energy bill to the same month the previous year. |
| keeping what is outside, outside and what is inside, | | | | Take time out to look for leaks around all your |
| inside. Unfortunately, there is a lot of movement | | | | windows, even though this may take considerable |
| of air between these gaps. Window sealing could | | | | time. Run your hand around the perimeter or |
| really help this problem. | | | | remove the exterior panel. You may be able to |
| Your pocketbook really begins to hurt when you | | | | see that there's little insulation or feel the drafts, |
| allow air to flow freely into and out of your home. | | | | either way do something about it. |
| It seems that there is no such thing as an ideal | | | | One way to tell if you have leaks around your |
| climate, except for those in the San Diego area, | | | | window is to take a lighted match and hold it |
| and that we are constantly adjusting the internal | | | | close. If you have a problem, you will see the |
| temperature of our house. It doesn't matter if | | | | flame of the match pulling in the direction of the |
| you use a heating furnace or an air conditioning | | | | leak. Window sealing will help and it does not have |
| unit, things can really add up. Cut down those bills | | | | to be an expensive proposition, either. |
| through window sealing. | | | | A door or window draft protector represents a |
| Several products exist with the specific goal of | | | | great solution to a leaking problem. These items |
| helping you to seal your home. Even if you have a | | | | are very cost effective, flexible and have been |
| brand-new house, you will find a number of gaps | | | | designed specifically for the purpose. Door snakes, |
| above, beneath and around your windows and | | | | as they are also known, can be easily adjusted to |
| doors. If you have an older home the problem is | | | | fit and can adequately be used for window sealing. |
| even more acute, as the entire building may have | | | | If you have a draft problem, consider the use of |
| settled over time, causing a bad fit. | | | | a highly flexible draft protector. These are so |
| Just look at your monthly utility bill closely and see | | | | competitively priced that you can use one for |
| how the inefficient use of heating and | | | | each of the problem areas in your home. The |
| air-conditioning units is hurting you. You must go | | | | products take zero maintenance and are made of |
| out of your way to stop seepage and drafts, to | | | | a strong polypropylene. The insulator itself uses |
| save money on AC in the summer and heating in | | | | ground corn cob, which is very effective. |