Air sealing is important to help you be more comfortable in your home and improve home health and durability. It’s especially important to do BEFORE you insulate your home. You can use a combination of caulk, foam, gaskets and rigid materials to do air sealing. Watch the video below for a more detailed description of how you can tackle air sealing in your home.
Here are the things to seal around in these 3 areas of your home.
Floor: plumbing, gas and electrical penetrations
Walls: plumbing penetrations under sinks, outlets and switches, windows and doors
Roof: plumbing and electrical penetrations, top plate to drywall, open soffits, any hollow wall cavities