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Insulating Your Home

Monday, September 11, 2006

Insulating your home will save energy and provide a healthier and more comfortable indoor environment. The heat captured from the sun or generated by your heater needs to be stopped from escaping through walls, ceilings and floors.

The initial investment of instaling higher insulation than the Building Code prescribes will pay off over time because you save money in energy bills. Older homes often have little or no insulation but they can be retrofitted, making them much more comfortable and saving energy for heating. The payback period for instaling ceiling insulation, for example, is about 5 years in the Waitakere City climate. However the main motivation behind instaling insulation is often the added comfort and warmth, rather than financial savings.

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