roof insulation
what sort of energy savings have people been getting after insulating their brownstone roof especially for a 4 unit coop with forced hot air and no insulation in the top floor ceiling assembly? i just got a quote from federal conservation, and it seems very reasonable. i gather the top floor will be impacted the…
what sort of energy savings have people been getting after insulating their brownstone roof especially for a 4 unit coop with forced hot air and no insulation in the top floor ceiling assembly? i just got a quote from federal conservation, and it seems very reasonable. i gather the top floor will be impacted the most, but is there a trickle down, since all our units are controlled by the parlor floor thermostat? however, i would rather not insulate on a floor by floor basis (between joists = $$$$). all our windows were replaced with insulated igus, and we could re-weatherstrip all exterior doors too. in the end given recent spikes in cost for heat, we are looking to conserve any way we can. anyone else with similar experiences? all comments welcome.
Does anyone know how to insulate between the basement and the ground floor? We just bought a frame house and the previous tenant told me the ground floor is freezing in the winter because the cold comes up from below through the floors, which are the wood subfloors, complete with holes, cracks, etc. She said it cost upwards of $600 a month for heat, and that was just in November. What’s the best method and what will it cost and what sort of contractor does it?
You don’t really want to insulate between floors (except for sound). That would just exagerate heat variations between floors
I think roof insulation gives the most “bang for the buck” of any energy saving project (unless, of course, you have a lot of drafty openings that can be sealed with a few dollars worth of caulking).
I had insulation blown into the cockloft between my top floor ceiling and roof and my heating bills went down dramatically (unfortunately,since it was done MANY years ago, I can’t remedmber exactly howmuch my bills went down, but it was quite a bit).
I think it’s really difficult to say exactly how much you save with this as the prices of fuel and temperatures fluctuate so much from year to year.
However, I think that ceiling insulation is generally a good investment as is the sealing up of any drafty areas. This is especially the case if you currently have no insulation in your ceiling.