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There is a chill in the house. The thermostat says that's is 68 degrees in the room, but it feels more like 58. If this is one of the symptoms you've been experiencing this winter, then chances are you've got a draft (or several drafts) blowing through your house. This not only wrecks havoc on your own comfort, but also on the efficiency and carbon footprint of the heating system in your home. Just like a whodunit mystery, there are a few suspects it could be and none of them are too happy to admit themselves. Looks like its a job for, well...yourself. That is unless you can think of someone else willing to do the dirty work for you. Let's begin by looking at a few of the most common culprits.
The most common causes of winter chills that blow through the house are:
- Leaking or poor single pane windows
- Poorly insulated doors and weatherstripping around the door openings
- Unsealed moldings along the walls and around the doors
- An uninsulated and non-weatherstripped crawl space
- Uninsulated light switch and plug outlet covers, and cracks in the drywall
Read the next page "Leaking or poor single pane windows."
