How Do I Know My Home is Under-Insulated?

If your home is under-insulated, it can have a huge effect on many different elements of everyday life, including your wallet, as well as comfortability in your home. There are a few ways that you can figure out if your home does not have enough insulation, and while it can be a bit difficult to recognize at first, once you finish reading this, you will have the knowledge that you need to discover how badly you need some additional insulation. Let’s take a look at some of these red flags.

Fluctuating Temperatures

If you can feel the temperatures fluctuating and have no idea what it is coming from, it may be because of your insulation. Without proper insulation, you will see that your heating or cooling will turn on, and within a short period of time, the temperature will go back towards what it is outside.

High Energy Bills

Similarly, to the above mentioned, if you often find that your home’s temperature is fluctuating often, you will also probably notice that the energy bills you receive will be significantly higher than you expected.

Cold Walls, Floors & Ceilings

If the insulation is not in a large enough amount in your walls, you will find that your walls, floors, and ceilings are going to be colder in the wintertime. This is because of how there is less of a barrier towards the outside of the home.

Ice Dams

Ice dams begin because of the heating in a home seeping through the attic ceiling walls. This melts the snow and causes it to refreeze, meaning problems for you.

Frozen Pipes

If your pipes freeze, and you had your heating on in the winter, it is most likely that the cold air has infiltrated through the walls.

Contact Anderson Insulation of Maine

If you need assistance with home insulation, contact us today at Anderson Insulation of Maine, or give us a call at 207-653-0331 for more information.