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RUSSELL RENOVATIONS Family rooms, mi ioe fences, decks, Free Estimates. $29-7904 UESTION: Are you a first time home buyer who’s purchased pan older home and would like to upgrade the insulation in the First time home buyers become ‘very . concemed with energy costs, especially when they see their first energy bill, Before you purchase your first home, or any home \ for that matter, you should always make yourself aware of what the cost of energy is going to be or what if has been if it is an older home. _Most utility companies mike available a pro-rated energy cost based on previous experience, which becomes part of your monthly household budget cost. Now back to the question! How do you upgrade insulation in the walls and cviting? First - are the windows double glazed or stormed. Hf the answer is no, then your first adding inside wallmate rigid foam insulation, giving an R-S increase per inch. Use a horizontal wood strapping application, allowing new drywall to be installed when complete. Ceiling insulation should be increased to a minimum R-28 installing insulation stops at the soffit vent areas, You should alsa draft-seal all ceiling light fixtures and weatherstrip the attic access door, For best results, ‘use , blow-in insulation. e cannot answer all questions personally but we will address them in future columns... Keep writing! * European R) sured : “The Fie People a. ROOFING SYSTEMS Doing Business for 12 yoars. Spacializing *. in Cedar Products « Asphalt Shinglos - Alt types of Root Repalrs 926-7325 CARTERCRAFT ROOFING - Residential reroofing & repairs. 20 years on the North Shove. Excellent relerences. 987-5318 LEAKING? Root, Shytight, Windows. “We repair them all”. __ Stephensons Super Seal, 220. 8730 ss —ONTOP ROOFING. Repairs/reroofs, Call us when the other _soofer misses the leak. 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