I recently purchased a house with the help of this website. One of the primary things I was looking for were pictures of the interior, and in particular, of basements and attics. I wanted to make sure that the insulation was done right.
A lot of people always talk about a home being energy efficient, but doesn't just stop at nice appliances or having some caulk around your windows (this is bad btw, but I won't go into that right now). The vast majority of the problems that you are going to have with temperature, whether during summer or winter, is going to be related to your insulation.
If there are holes all throughout the attic the size of where a squirrel could get through, then this is really bad (I saw a few homes like this). You instead wan't professionally-installed insulation that is done by people who actually know what they are doing.
Trust me, if you are looking to save some money in the long run, then definitely invest in some real estate that has this insulation done right, because you will be burning dollars if you don't take heed!
A lot of people always talk about a home being energy efficient, but doesn't just stop at nice appliances or having some caulk around your windows (this is bad btw, but I won't go into that right now). The vast majority of the problems that you are going to have with temperature, whether during summer or winter, is going to be related to your insulation.
If there are holes all throughout the attic the size of where a squirrel could get through, then this is really bad (I saw a few homes like this). You instead wan't professionally-installed insulation that is done by people who actually know what they are doing.
Trust me, if you are looking to save some money in the long run, then definitely invest in some real estate that has this insulation done right, because you will be burning dollars if you don't take heed!