The cost difference between R13 and R40 may be about 75 cents to $1 per square foot. Don't think you need to be rich to do that. Everyone should insulate and seal their doors and windows---not just rich people. It's a DIY job!
And everyone should upgrade the mesh in their eaves to one wiith smaller hole sizes to prevent embers from entering. That would prevent a lot of houses from going up. For many homes that were lost in recent fires in SoCal, it was embers in the eaves that caught the home on fire!
So, if I were a home owner, I'd be looking at all of the affordable things I could do to keep my home safe (and green) until I did have the money to do BIG upgrades.
A little internet research could help even the most 'Un-green" homeowner be a little greener and perhaps save their house in a fire.
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Posted on November 22 at 12:21 p.m.
The cost difference between R13 and R40 may be about 75 cents to $1 per square foot. Don't think you need to be rich to do that.
Everyone should insulate and seal their doors and windows---not just rich people. It's a DIY job!
And everyone should upgrade the mesh in their eaves to one wiith smaller hole sizes to prevent embers from entering. That would prevent a lot of houses from going up. For many homes that were lost in recent fires in SoCal, it was embers in the eaves that caught the home on fire!
So, if I were a home owner, I'd be looking at all of the affordable things I could do to keep my home safe (and green) until I did have the money to do BIG upgrades.
A little internet research could help even the most 'Un-green" homeowner be a little greener and perhaps save their house in a fire.
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