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POOR POINTS There is very little insulation on the walls. The air- vapour barrier is not sealed. partially covered with more than 5 cm (2 inches) of insulation, with a well-sealed air- vapour barrier. GOOD 0 5 POINTS The header area is insulated, with a vapour barrier on the warm side of the insulation. But there are air leaks and the vapour barrier is not prop- erly caulked. on energy usage. How would you describe your base- ment walls? ’FAIR Cl POINTS BASEMENT WALLS Insulating the basement walls is one of the easiest ways lo cut down HEADER AND SILL PLATE AREA EXCELLENT (D IO POINTS All areas are well caulked and the header area is well insulated with an air-vapour bar- rier on the interior or warm side of the insulation. POOR Cl 0 POINTS There's no insu- lation or air-vapour barrier whatsoever in the header area. THE BASE- MENT The basement accounts for as much as 25% of a home's heat loss, making it one of the most important areas to insulate and draftproof. Let's have a look at the area where the floor joists sit on the foundation (the header and sill plate area.) A home quiz from attic to basement POOR CI 0 POINTS Most of the house's doors are warped. There is no weatherstrip- ping or storm doors. (Con't from RE 25) GOOD Cl 2 POINTS The doors are solid, but the weatherstripping is worn or doesn't fit well. All wooden doors have storm doors attached. No insulation 0 Your walls need to be well insulat- ed. How do they rate? There is some insulation in most of the walls in the house. anywhere. The POINTS snow melts away Then from the founda- insulatio tion of your house the wall: and grass grows all D winter long. PRO If there is caulking around where the plumb- ing, electrical and heating services come into the house, award your- self five bonus points. All walls fully insulated GOOD C POINTS EXCELLENT Cl 10 POINTS .5299!!!) 3000 PROF. FIN POOR WALL INSU- LATION PRIVACY! LOT 134'X334' BY 194' IRREGULAR Children's Miracle Network are DO YOU NEED? WALK TO LAKE! LOT 60'X225' 0 '29th Re/MAX Aboutowne Realty Corp. Call BRENDA CLARK row~5 , COUNTRY SPECIAUSI POOR Cl 0 POINTS None of the air leakage points are caulked. Only some of the air leakage points are caulked properly. There is no insulation in any of the walls. All air leakage points are caulked, including electrical outlets and switch- es, baseboards, windows and door trims. etc. G oo D POINTS To make insula- tion effective, walls should be sealed and an air- vapour barrier should be installed. EXCELLENT Cl 10 POINTS DRAFT- PROOFING 842-7000 . _ it'Hu' . s ii bl , B, p N I A! t' , , ‘ t s'g, . of! _ 5? , lg, p . . 7 t . i L' l M19 nan/arc loan. mm In 1tt'fiihitt'S)- TRISHA ROMANCE RWPX About l2% of your house's total heat loss is through a poorly insulated and sealed attic. Does your attic fall into the following mam.mm xrp/t1iatt.mtm(exrtarFarr 3 bedroom CAMPBRLVILLB! OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY, MAY 16TH 2-4 PM. $209,000 1383 MATTHEW ST. Call HOWARD HEATH 823-3400 ad vara. Must hi seen THE ATTIC OFTEN swam. . .SELDOM FOUND! DISTINCT IVE HOMES & oak! [OLIIDO .9 feat mean cabinets. fabulou I drywalled ' pot Iioh , Mia f " o . ) .1. c T T i . ,ir" _ ' My', t i, H - REALTY ENTERPRISES INC. a large EXCELLENT D 20 POINTS The attic has more than 25 cm (10 in.) of insula- tion, evenly dis- tributed throughout categories luv Ci'. bath the attic floor. and attic hatches are sealed against between and over are sealed. air leakage. the floor joists. GOOD D 10 FAIR CI 2 Plumbing stacks, There is more The attic has chimneys, light than 18 cm (7 in.) between 10m cm fixtures, wiring, but less than 25 cm (4 in.) and 18 cm tops of partition (10 in.) of insula- (7 in.)insulation. walls, exhaust tans tion. Some areas (See RE 28)