How does one value the cost/benefit of Insulation in your home? Also what
how do you consider the sq foot cost?

"joseph Varga" wrote in message
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How does one value the cost/benefit of Insulation in your home? Also what
how do you consider the sq foot cost?

You have to calculate the savings in energy cost. If X amount of insulation
cost $1000 to install, but saves me $450 a year on heating and cooling costs
.. . . . . . . . . .

There are very few places in the world where a home would not benefit from
good insulation. There is also the comfort factor in many cases also.

joseph Varga wrote:

How does one value the cost/benefit of Insulation in your home? Also what
how do you consider the sq foot cost?


You are on the right track. Reducing the heat-gain heat-loss is the best
investment you can make.
Then have a manual J done and do NOT oversize either airconditioning oe
heating.
A slightly undersized A/C is far better than an oversized system!
- udarrell

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Air Conditioning's Affordable Path to the "Human Comfort Zone Goal"
http://www.udarrell.com/udarrell-air-conditioning.html

The DOE has sites that help calculate that. One thing to keep in mind that
the biggest bang for the buck will be in sealing the home envelope.

see: If
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?...vement_sealing



"joseph Varga" wrote in message
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How does one value the cost/benefit of Insulation in your home? Also what
how do you consider the sq foot cost?