Energy Saving Ideas To Include In A Gut Renovation

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Energy Saving Ideas To Include In A Gut Renovation
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• Renovating your home from top to bottom, often
  referred to as a gut renovation, is a fantastic
  way to elevate its appeal if selling, and make it
  more comfortable to use if its a forever home.
• Whatever your reason for wanting a whole home
  renovation, its always worth considering whether
  there are any ways you can make your home more
  energy efficient in the process, and help save
  money on your bills while doing less harm to the
  environment, too.

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• With this in mind, here are some great energy
  saving ideas for your next renovation project
• Upgrading the roof
• If your renovation includes the roof, you could
  talk to a local roofing contractor or
  construction company about having a ventilated
  cover and/or additional insulation installed to
  help you reduce your energy bills and improve the
  quality of air inside your home. As with most
  energy efficient upgrades, this would help
  increase the value of your home, too.

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• Reducing your HVAC costs
• By having your HVAC system inspected and any
  leaks fixed to make it fully airtight, you could
  find yourself not having to use it so often but
  still being able to enjoy the same effects
  thereby reducing your energy bills.
• Talk to a duct cleaning company about the ways
  that they can help you make your HVAC system more
  energy efficient, while having a new system
  installed, or having your existing one inspected
  and cleaned.

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• Use ICFs
• Insulating concrete forms, or ICFs, are the
  latest and most reliable form of energy efficient
  construction for newer homes. If you gut
  renovation involves some form of addition work,
  in the form of a guesthouse or in-law suite, for
  example, these hollow concrete blocks are a great
  choice for an airtight wall system thats far
  more energy efficient than the majority of
  traditionally built wooden homes.
• Sound and fire resistant, as well as being
  extremely durable, talk to your construction
  company about the use of ICFs during your gut
  renovation.

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• Install windows that are energy rated
• Windows which arent energy star rated can cost
  you a lot in wasted energy every month,
  especially if your regular windows are old or in
  poor condition. Older, or single glazed windows
  easily let warm air escape during the winter
  months when youre desperately trying to keep
  your home warm, and let cool air escape during
  the summer months, when youre just as
  desperately trying to maintain a cooler
  temperature inside your home.

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• Drafts can cost homeowners a lot in wasted
  energy, especially as heating and cooling systems
  will be forced to work harder to compensate for
  the temperature loss. Depending on where you live
  and what your weather conditions typically are,
  energy star rated windows could help make your
  home more energy efficient.

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• Swap to energy efficient lights and bulbs
• Lighting is a simple but highly effective area in
  which homes can be made more energy efficient,
  and when talking through your gut renovation with
  your chosen general contractor, you should ask
  them about switching regular lights for LEDs, and
  having dimmer switches added. At the moment, LED
  bulbs can reduce your lighting costs by as much
  as 85 when compared to regular, incandescent
  lightbulbs.

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• There are plenty more ways to make your home more
  energy efficient when having it renovated from
  top to bottom, and your construction or
  renovation company will likely have plenty of
  great ideas to share with you.

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