Common Air Leaks

How to Find House Air Leaks

Do you heat or cool your house only to find that it doesn’t last very long? Your heating or cooling system cycles off and on too frequently? There are a few causes for this, but the strongest, most common reason is that your house is leaking air and is need of some home weatherization. This is worse than temperature radiating through the barriers of your home, this is actual air going through your house. That means your conditioned indoor air could literally be flying out the window. Sure, you’re probably aware of a drafty window or exterior door, or that attic vent upstairs – but what happens when you seal these obvious places up only to find that your house is drafty still and your toes are just as cold? You need to test your house for air leaks.

Common places to check for home air leakage
Here are the spots in your home you should check for leaking air to help weatherize your house:

• Around all four sides of every exterior door and window (just because it’s closed and has
  weather-stripping doesn’t mean air can’t move past an uneven section)
• All electrical outlets and phone jacks (air can get inside your walls and blow around until it finds an opening – check on ALL walls)
• All light fixtures, especially recessed lighting cavities
• Along all baseboards and crown molding (again, any air trapped in the wall coming from the attic/basement likes to find the tiniest of holes in which to enter the house)

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