Insulation - Icicle Protection
Insulation is often overlooked when considering cutting your operating costs in a house. With the record cold weather in North America this week insulation should get a second look. When I grew up in New York insulation was expected in a house. Living in Georgia I realized good insulation was a matter of opinion.
The question of insulating a house in the south is a question of costs vs comfort. Is it worth the extra cost to insulate your house well when you can just put on warmer clothes for the limited cold spells experienced down south.
Using the 80/20 rule one may say the issue of heating in the cold can be more cost effective by spending minimal money on keeping your body warmer. The costs of warmer clothing is cheaper than re-insulating your house. Layering clothing is even cheaper because you use the clothes you have. Using more blankets at night keep you more comfortable and save you having to increase your heating bill. All this is nice but, added insulation is a more long term solution.
