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Meanwhile, I can feel an outside gust of cold wind from the middle of my home. I don’t begin to know where to start.

• war1025 6y ago
  The biggest issue in my house ended up being that the builders didn't bother to insulate or air-seal the subfloor areas (the space between the floor of one level and the ceiling of the level below). Found that out the hard way when three years ago during our first Winter here, the water to the kitchen was frozen for most of the month of January. Thankfully our house has PEX piping, so no burst pipes for us. Sealing and insulating those areas has made a tremendous difference, even in the interior areas of the house. Since the subfloor is wide open, a cold breeze from one spot can suck the heat out of the entire floor with surprising effectiveness.
  • ggcdn 6y ago
    Perhaps I misunderstood your description of subfloor, but I don’t think it’s common anywhere to insulate between interior floors or walls.
    • war1025 6y ago
      I mean the exterior walls of our house were completely uninsulated in the subfloor area. You're correct that it doesn't make sense to insulate between floors, but you do need to insulate the entire exterior wall area, which includes the wall space between floors.