My home is approx. 30 years old. Is there a service that will come out and show me where I am getting air leaks? I’ve put in new windows approx. 5 years ago but I can still feel a draft in several rooms and I am handicapped so its difficult to try to find and stop the leaks.
James
Tom: We’ve had a pretty cold winter and I usually get this question a lot. It’s not leaking through the windows. Your windows are fine. You don’t need to have anybody come out and check for leaks. Every home is going to have some.
The draft you’re feeling is created on the inside because the glass is still going to get cold and the glass inside the room will cool the air, the air will drop down, and then it starts to rise back up as its heated and it creates a conveyor belt of air in front of the window, especially if you have big ones, and it actually creates a draft in the house. So, basically, stay away from the windows because no window is going to avoid that 100 percent.
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