I know I am mean to you folks who live north of the Virginia/ North Carolina Border when it come to the weather..... and this post will be no different!
I just read a very informative post (now Featured) by Reuben Saltzman about insulating the rim space in your house, called Before you insulate your foundation walls, start with the rim space. When you see the drawings and read the article and links you can see how important it would be. There is a very convincing argument for it with a picture of snow melted all around the base of a house, melted by escaping heat. The temperature outside when Reuben took the photo......-15 degrees! Need I say more!!
I have become very attentive to insulation and saving energy of late, the technology has advanced it seems quiet considerably. I work with new construction and re-sales so I see ( and feel) the difference in the new homes most of which are Energy Star Rated of some description. I have one house that is Energy Star Certified which means the utility bills will be 30% less than the same house without all the energy saving features. It was immediately noticeable in the heat of the summer when the house was under construction. The thermal sheets in the roof made the house much cooler than ones without.
With the advances in building materials and required standards, todays houses have just by following the guidelines come a long way from quite recently, however the tecnology is only as good as the person who installs it. So it is important to check, this is why regular and scheduled visits to your house while it is under construction is important. Ask an inspector to do a schedule of visits if you are not sure of what to look for. There are companies out there who will test and advise you on the energy efficency of your house, even after it's been built for a while they can come in and see where you are throwing money away.
Oh wait I almost forgot to be mean to anyone who dosen't live in North Carolina, well because it's Christmas I will go easy on you. If it ever gets to -15 degrees where you live and you're not in a walk in freezer what the hell are you doing living in a place like that. It has been nasty here lately with temperatures dipping into the 40's, and my joints are starting to let me know how old I'm getting, man if I still lived in Philadelphia I'd be in a nursing home already!!!! I dont know if I can take two more months of this, roll on Spring! Nah it won't be cold that long we'll see 60's soon......... SUCKER!
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I feel for you, just a little. When the temps first drop down to the 30's here, I think I won't be able to take it. After a week in the zeroes, once it goes back up to 30 it feels like a heat wave. You get used to it quickly.
Sounds way too cold for me, haha. I feel bad for the people that don't get to enjoy 70 degree days in winter.
Reuben, I guess, only down here its when the temps drop into the 40's and go back up to the 60's we like that!
Brian, even 70 is too warm for me, 65 I can handle!!