Friday, March 18, 2016

Insulation and Other Energy Savings Measures... and things to consider

Our builder included spray foaming the exterior of the house for a very reasonable price and this was included in the contract.  When he was prepping, we requested that he also spray foam the North wall of the garage as well -- namely as we had pipes for the well running through that wall.  So far -- we absolutely love it.  Our builder put it in his own home and his son's home as well, so he also believes in it.

Doors -- we had solid core doors installed on the master bedroom door and utility room door to help with noise reduction -- it definitely helps

Walls -- I would recommend considering insulating the master bedroom interior walls to help with noise reduction

Tankless water heater -- so far so good after we adjusted the temperature

Well water -- this could be an entire blog on its own -- still working to get the well adequately disinfected.

LED lights -- we have recessed lighting with BR40 lights -- the builder installed 60W incandescent bulbs; so far we have replaced the master bedroom bulbs with LEDs -- For the exterior, we upgraded to LEDs.  LEDs will last 5-10 years, and save 80% or more.

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