Problem Areas Making Your Home Hard to Heat

Different problems may occur inside your home, and indeed, these may cause discomfort to occupants. One of the most common issues you may encounter is when the house is hard to heat. If you’re experiencing this, especially during winter, it’s best to be aware of the features that make your place less comfortable. Your energy assessment expert will list a few here. 

• Attic Hatch. This serves as the entryway to your space above that can also be a heating problem area. Without proper insulation, the hatch allows valuable heating energy to escape into the attic and create cold spots in your home’s interior.

• Basement. This makes the floors and rooms colder in the winter, challenging to prevent frozen pipes and mold growth.

• Crawlspace. This area is like a cold air box, making the rooms and floors above close to freezing during the colder months. By any chance your ductwork leaks, it’s also possible that heat will end up in the crawlspace instead of being distributed evenly throughout your home. 

• Roof Slopes. Home performance companies remind that although the roof may be great at keeping out snow and rain, it does not serve as a barrier between the temperatures inside and outside your home. Have your system tightly sealed and insulated, so it will be easier for the heat to rise and escape outside.

• Windows. Windows cause a great deal of heat loss because they are made of glass, a poor insulator. Fortunately, getting storm windows can reduce heat loss between 10-20%. You may also consider placing plastic sheets on your existing windows to reflect heat into the house and prevent heat gains in the summer.

Do you need to replace your home’s windows and doors? Is it time to install new, beautiful siding? Need better climate control from a new HVAC system?  California Energy Consultant Service specializes in quality window replacement and doors installation in the greater Sacramento, Cameron Park, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, El Dorado Hills, Elk Grove, Fair Oaks, Lincoln, Loomis, Rancho Cordova and the surrounding cities. Call us today at (916) 852-8132 for a free in­-home consultation.