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Real Estate Show Place 251978 c Savers hy Richard Char lei Catch up with a retrofit A word thai you be hearing is retrofit In case you haven t met it it gees like this while a house is being built you can fit it with all the insulation you like hilt when house is already built anil the insulation it not good enough you bring up to scratch with a retrofit But why bother when you have a good looking home and lifes not all that bad as long as there a thermostat to push higher as the weather grows icier The triple retrofit answer to that Is with proper insulation your fuel hills ore much lower by to depending on the age of the home and the type of construction you feel a lot better indoors without drafts and cold waits and you are helping to save valuable energy resources instead of pouring them like water through a sieve As a bonus your home is more comfortable winter and summer If you need retrofit and most homes do your hone of insulating materials will depend on how you will use them on their R value resistance to heat passing through them and how well they stand up to moisture fire bat and vermin and also on their cost of handling and depending on the use heir rigidity or flexibility main types you may choose from are called hall or blanket loose fill rigid board and foamed in place or blanket insulation contains pi J is fibre or fibre rock or slag and has a woolly texture conies in slabs or rolls blankets with or without a vapour barrier and is generally the easiest insulation to handle and apply It fits snugly between regularly spaced joists studs or strapping Because it is rolled up like a carpet the blanket is sometimes the more awkward to install Smut halt and blanket are equally effective your choice should depend solely on where they fit best Mineral fibre has a slightly higher value than glass fibre Loose fill consists of glass cellulose mineral fibres or polystyrene wood wood wool It is sold by the bag and usually costs than tumor blankets per unit of R value Loose fill is for Irregular spaces between joists or other odd shaped areas It is also a simple way to insulate a wall space if you can just pour it in The vapour barrier must be applied separately Rigid board insulation may be made of polystyrene phenolic foam or It offers exceptional insula for its thickness and weight averaging per inch thick complied with an average of for bait or blanket and for loose fill Other features are its and a degree of sound proofing Polystyrene Is usually the best buy but it and poly are flammable and need be covered with a fire proof material for safe use indoors Phenolic foam is more fire resistant Rigid insulation can also be applied outside on walls basements or roofs Foamed in place insulation injeckd as semi liquid in wall cavities a professional job need ink special The material is urea formaldehyde average inch hut make sure it meets Canadian Government Specifications Board quality standards Where you can insulate you caulk or apply weather strips in cracks and joints especially around doors ami windows You tan find these spots by testing for drafts with a piece of plastic or tissue hung from a coat hanger or by watching drift of tobacco smoke You can find out a lot more about insulation from Keeping the heat in a publication of the Office of Conservation Department of Energy Mines and Rcsouries Write to Box Station Ontario For information on government grants for re insulation write to Canadian Home Insulation Program PO Box St Laurent Quebec or phone collect 1511 ON TARGET EVERY Johnson D A J The name friends recommend to friends I professional You may contact Inge at the A E fOit Mam Sued oral her homoSS3 For confidential evaluation plsaso Mil I Tooi S921B Terry Sanderson 1 Arch Main lh83 1990 1232 MAIN ST E MILTON Opon9loB30Mon Sot 2 MILL ST E 8532086 FAIRY LAKE AREA This attractive level home is located In a prima mid on Ml area and features bedrooms largo blight kitchen broad loomed living and arsa finished roc room 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