home houses
What home building years had the houses with the best?
insulation?
The newer the home the more likely it is to be fully insulated.
Insulation as a standard practice began in the ’70s, although materials like rock wool have been available since the 1940s. While most older home probably have attic insulation, the retrofit insulation of exterior walls requires drilling holes near the top of each cavity in a stud wall and filling with a loose insulation material. In 1977 there was a shortage of insulation as government urged homeowners to install attic insulation, and builders increased installation in new homes.
In the last 20 years insulated doors and windows have further stopped the migration of air through our homes. Some people now find they cannot use their fireplace without opening a window to allow the smoke to draft up the chimney.
3/24/10: White House Press Briefing
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