The Basement, The Coldest Place In The House
The basement is usually the coldest place in the house. If you spend a lot of time there it is important that you check for any drafts, whether it be the windows, the walls or any vents such as for the furnace or dryer.
If the walls are cold, you can cut energy costs by adding 2 inch styro-foam panels to them. This could be fairly costly as you would have to refinish all the outside facing walls. If the windows are cold and/or drafty, click here to find helpful ways to insulate them.
If you don’t spend a lot of time there, then it is not as important to insulate the basement. As you know, heat rises and the thermostat is usually on the next floor up, so the upper floor will be comfortable. You will not use any more energy to heat the upper floors so long as you don’t mind having a cold basement.
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