House Projects

[Kracka]

All sorts of awesome has been happening at my house this fall, mostly in the name of energy efficiency.

New 14.5 SEER 5-ton A/C system, lots of painting, and now today efficiency work up in the attic. I had 5" of insulation added to my attic bringing it R-49 which is what's recommended for Dallas (code in 2002 when my house was built was 12"), had an extra roof turbine vent added, got an attic door tent, and had a radiant barrier applied to the underside of the roof. Basically, all this was done to keep the attic cooler in the summer, keep the air fresh and dry, and keep the A/C or heat inside the house rather than escaping into the attic.

Next up is replacing all the bathroom and kitchen faucets, and come spring add some better ventilation to the garage and add a radiant barrier to the inside of the garage door (garage door faces south).