Today’s post will be short, but will cover a part of the house we usually don’t think about in regards to energy efficiency.  It’s your attic access.  If your attic access is located inside the interior of your home and is uninsulated, you essentially have a hole in your ceiling allowing conditioned air from the home to infiltrate the attic.  

In the winter, heat will rise from the conditioned space into the attic.  During the summer, hot air from the attic will makes it way to the conditioned space and cause your HVAC to work overtime.  This will cost you comfort and hit you in your wallet.

The solution is to insulate the door to the attic.  The type of attic door you have will determine the method you use to insulate.  Rather than provide my own step-by-step instructions, I found a great guide at Energy Savers.  Check it out, take a couple of hours to complete the project, and start saving money!

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