Seal Air Leaks to Prevent Heat Loss

By Robert Robillard

How To Address Sealing Air Leaks Many people think that just because a house is insulated that the insulation is effectively performing its job. The truth is that in order to improve the energy efficiency of your insulation you seal air leaks to prevent heat loss. Insulation works best when air is not moving through…

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The Most Common Locations for Roof Leaks

By Robert Robillard

Roof Leaks Finding roof leaks have often been associated with the idiom: “finding a needle in a haystack.” It’s difficult and often seems impossible to do. Here are a few methods that have proven useful to me to locate roof leaks: 1. Inspect Roof and Sidewall flashing: Most of all the roof leaks I have dealt…

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Installing A Roof and Gutter De-Icing Kit

By Robert Robillard

  I finally experienced an ice dam leak in my own house. My roof is 17 years old and almost ready for replacement. I had a small roof leak into 1st and 2nd floor ceilings, near the two far right windows.  It was time to buy time with by installing a roof and gutter De-icing…

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