Just moved into a house built in 2001 in Greatwood. My electricity bill was $450 last month and I am looking for ways to cut that down.
I looked in the attic and saw that there is no radiant barrier and not so great looking insulation. The house faces due west so mornings and evening either the back or the front of the house gets full sun. Both the front of the house and the back of the house have HUGE windows and the ones in the back seem to let in a lot of heat. I have plantation shutters in the front and they seem to do ok. The back of the house has nothing. So my questions: Should I put in a radiant barrier and more insulation? Who should I call? Also, is there any type of window film (I’m thinking lightly tinted) that will help with the heat from the windows?
Joe
Tom’s Answer:
Podcast: Play in new window
Tom: Yes.
Charlie: More insulation?
Tom: Probably yes.
Charlie: What about film or solar screens?
Tom: Yes to either one of them. That would have been my answer to this, radium barriers and missing link I’ve already… I always said it since 1987 on this show. Insulation, most people don’t have proper amounts, and some kind of shading device, whether it’s a tree, a solar screen or even tinting will help tremendously on the big windows.
Charlie: All right.