Friday, June 24, 2011

Hole-y Mole-y!

I'm not exactly what you call an "environmental freak" or anything.  I don't constantly look for ways to be green.  But, I am always looking for ways to save money.  And one  VERY expensive thing in this house is our utility bill! Every September I get the bill {since August is typically our hottest month} and brace myself for the expense that I will incur from running our a/c all that month!

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After seeing our neighbors do this and testifying how much they liked it {they ARE the environmental minded ones}, we decided we wanted to get insulation for our walls in our 1947 house! We were warned to take all our stuff off the walls the night before - only the outside walls, of course.



The truck showed up with this big vacuum pump in the back.

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They drill holes every 16 inches all over the place. And yes, it's very loud inside {I took the kids away for most of the day}.

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Then, they blow insulation into the walls. THAT sounds really weird inside the house, too!

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They plug up the holes with styrofoam.

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The house looked like we'd been targeted by something!

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Under the eaves you can {barely} see all the holes and under the windows.

And then, they covered up all the holes.  They matched them so well, I can't even tell where they made the holes!



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So, you are wondering if it's working?  Well, the HOT sun on the kitchen side - where I can literally feel heat come out in the later afternoon sun - is cool to the touch!! We haven't had a very hot summer yet here in Southern California, but I know it's coming and I know that it will have been money well spent!




Parties:
Remodelaholic
Ask Anna 
A Bowl Full of Lemons 
Handy Man, Crafty Woman


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