The air leaks in your home may seem like a charming nuisance; you may notice them as you walk by a door or window and think, “Well, no home is perfect.”
But truth be told, those air leaks are costing you serious money, so finding and fixing all of them in your Waban MA-area home will reduce your home's carbon footprint while saving money on your energy bill.
Have you looked at your ducts lately? Chances are, you most likely have not. Ducts are supposed to be installed and stay put -- forgotten. That's true. But, if your Waban MA home has rooms that never seem to get warm or cool enough, are always stuffy or your heating and cooling bills are higher than you think they should be, it may signal a problem with your ducts.
There are statistics that cause you to shake your head, and then there are statistics that move you to action. Here's one that fits the latter category: In most homes with forced-air heating and cooling systems, about 20 percent of the air that moves through the air ducts leaks because of holes and poor connections.
Although winter in New England can be mild at times, there are more often than not months that bring heavy snow, cold temperatures and ice dams on your roof. Ice dams are not only a safety hazard for people standing under roof eaves, but they also can damage your roof, and the ice can melt and enter your home.
