December 2024 - Ice Dams, Finished Attics, and Doing It Right
WYSL/ Wise Home Energy Show
Jeff Flaherty opens with icicle lights on houses and the irony of decorating with the very thing that signals heat loss. From there he covers a $65,000 roof repair on a historic home where someone finished the attic wrong, a pantry conversion that was headed for every bad insulation decision at once, and a block home where the ductwork had been tied into the concrete cavities, turning every connected block into a cold air highway. He also talks through a couple who didn't want to "take money from the government" until Jeff pointed out the charge was already on their utility bill, a homeowner who left a voicemail after hours four years into avoiding the assessment, and why Wise Home Energy won't just do what you ask if what you're asking won't fix the problem. Plus the NYSERDA co-op advertising program that closed without warning, and why waiting on rebates is always a gamble.
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