Ways to seal drafts, insulate, and winterize a Connecticut home to cut energy bills and stay comfortable.
Last February, during one of those brutal Connecticut cold snaps where the temperature doesn’t crack 15 degrees for a week straight, I went up into our attic to grab some holiday storage bins. I wasn’t up there for more than five minutes, but what I found — or rather, what I felt — stopped me
Why I Stopped Dreading the Summer Electric Bill Every June, I used to brace myself. Four boys, a two-story house in Connecticut, and a central AC system that runs like it’s being paid by the hour. Last summer I started researching smarter ways to move air through our home without leaning so hard on the
Every fall, I walk down to our basement, press my hand against the rim joists — those wooden boards that sit right on top of your foundation wall and frame the floor above — and feel that cold, damp air just pushing right through. It’s like the house is breathing in winter and you’re paying
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There is a particular kind of dread that comes with peeling back a shower curtain and noticing that the caulk along your tub has gone gray, cracked, and is pulling away from the wall. If you live in an older Connecticut home like I do, that moment probably comes around more often than you’d like.