Weatherstripping Can Lower Your Utility Bills This Summer

With energy prices reaching record highs in some parts of the country and concerns about blackouts, now is an excellent opportunity to evaluate your home’s energy efficiency and make some upgrades — and potentially save on utilities in the process. If you’ve already tried the typical tricks like adjusting your thermostat, replacing your furnace filter, showering instead of bathing or taking shorter showers, it may be time to try weatherstripping.

If you aren’t familiar with weatherstripping, you can find a detailed description below. But in short, weatherstripping is the act of sealing up the doors and windows in your home to prevent air leaks — which improves energy efficiency and lowers heating and cooling costs.

In this guide, we’ll explain why weatherstripping is an effective way to reduce utility bills and offer a few tips to help you start using this simple and cost-effective energy-saving strategy in your home.

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What is weatherstripping?
The term “weatherstripping” can refer to two separate things: a verb and a noun. First, weatherstripping is the action of adding insulative material around doors and windows, with the goal of stopping airflow in and out of your home. But it’s also another name for the materials used in the weatherstripping process. To use both terms together: You could weatherstrip a drafty window with metal weatherstripping.

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