A Well Ventilated Attic
A properly ventilated attic is essential to achieving A Cooler House, however an important side-benefit is the greatly decreased risk of mold growth. Dead air spaces provide fertile breeding ground for mold, so air movement is critical. Active exhaust vents, such as power vents or turbines (a.k.a. whirly-birds), require a source of intake ventilation to provide air movement. The best and most common source of fresh intake air is a properly installed soffit (eve) vent system. To avoid dead spots, soffit vents should be located as evenly as possible around the entire perimeter of the attic.
A Cooler House offers products that do not support mold growth. LOMIT Sprayed Radiant Barrier is a heat-blocking product that is applied to the underside of roof decking. LOMIT sprayed radiant barrier does not support mold growth or formation. LOMIT has been installed extensively in humid Florida attics for nearly twenty years without a single case of mold formation. Condensation and trapped moisture can be an issue with foil-based radiant barriers. LOMIT is water permeable, will not trap moisture and does not allow condensation.
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- Dallas County Weatherization Contract
- Dallas Energy Bail Out
I am pleased to announce that A Cooler House has been selected by Dallas County to provide Weatherization Services under the Federal Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP). This program provides major and minor repairs to the homes of low income home owners. The repairs are all aimed at either improving the energy efficiency or health and safety of the treated home.
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- Insulation Basics
- Do I Need More Insulation?
Beefing up inadequate insulation is one of the quickest energy-payback projects you can do, resulting in lower heating and cooling bills and increased comfort. Even if you live in an older home, there's no reason you need to shiver through the winter or roast in the summer. If your house doesn't have enough insulation-common in homes built before 1980, when energy awareness began to take ...
- Weatherizing Your Home: Caulk and Weather Strip
- Weatherizing Your Home with Caulk and Weather Strip Warmed or air-conditioned air mixes with outside air through gaps in your home's thermal envelope-exterior walls, windows, doors,the roof, and floors. Such air leaks can waste large amounts of energy. Most experts agree that caulking and ...
- St. Jude Dream Giveaway- Dallas Cowboys Suite
- St. Jude Dream Giveaway- Dallas Cowboys Suite
Congratulations to Chris Runyon, Owner of A Cooler House, from Garland, Texas, winner of the St. Jude Dream Giveaway - Dallas Cowboys Suite, which includes 18 tickets, four VIP parking passes, $1,000 food and non-alcoholic beverage certificate per game, plus $66,000 pre-paid credit cards.
- Energy Savings on the Cheap
- Energy Savings on the CheapIt's tough to be green when money is tight.
Lots of big environmentally friendly changes look good in theory, like buying solar panels or switching to a hybrid car. The trouble is, many of those fixes take years to make back their cost -- and most people can't afford that luxury in these tough economic times.
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