We have a brick ranch home with plaster interior walls. The walls are cold and therefore cold inside the house. What can we do to insulate this house?
2007-02-09 14:35:17 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Often a brick home has other issues besides insulation. Sealing out moving air is more helpful than increasing the insulation factor. Do a heat loss audit of your house and find ways of sealing possible openings between the brickwork and walls first, then move on to the possible need for insulation.
2007-02-09 20:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by B Scott 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Delores,
You can call a company that does home insulation. There is a system that is used on existing homes to fill the wall with insulation. They would come out to look at the home and should explain what they will do. That is that they will drill a couple of holes in the top of the wall near the ceiling in between each stud. Then the will insert a hose connected to a machine that will blow insulation down into each pocket. The cost savings may be worth it.
Just a tip... Check with your electric company/ Utility company.... they usually have some kind of help... rather very low cost loans or good info on this kind of stuff...
Bundle up...
2007-02-09 14:52:51 · answer #2 · answered by Mrknowitall 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can remove the underhang in spots and cut a round 2 inch diameter hole at the top wall between each stud. Then inside the house remove the baseoard an drill a one inch hole between each stud and then use blown in FIBERGLASS INSULATION right thru that outside hole and fill between studs. The fiberglass is pushed in at a certain pressure of fill so it will not settle out and leave a gap at the top between the stuffs for years to come.
Many newly homes are insulated in this fashion instead of using bats because the "fill" is so much better in getting around electrical wires and pipes and filling every small area that this method is chosen over conventional bats . You might search on the WEB and look under Energy Star home designs, that is a rating agency of the US dept of Energy which approves and encourages this method of insulation as "about the best"
2007-02-09 14:51:56 · answer #3 · answered by James M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest having an "Energy Audit" done. Your Natural Gas or Electricity provider should have info on companies that do this.
They will evaluate your home for a reasonable fee and provide you with suggestions on areas that need improvement.
Many States/Provinces have a rebate program for this type of home improvement. ie. You spend X number of dollars on improvements that they cover and they give you a percentage back.
One area I suggest paying the most attention to is your attic. It is usually the greatest area of heat loss and also the easiest/cheapest to add insulation to.
Cold walls can often be remedied with foam insulation injection.
2007-02-09 14:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by the_one_and_only_bax 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get up in the attic and drop loose bag insulation (cellulose or pink or yellow stuff) down the walls. It will take loads, esp. if there is none there already. Styrofoam peanuts would work well, too, if you can get enough.
2007-02-09 14:58:36 · answer #5 · answered by Sugar Pie 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
sophisticated step. try searching using google and yahoo. that might help!
2014-11-26 15:33:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋