If you’re considering adding insulation to your Western Michigan home, one of your first questions may be whether the investment is worth it and when you might see a return. If you search for what does insulation pay back, you may see information about rebates or incentives available to Western Michigan homeowners. But those programs...
Many owners of century-old homes in Heritage Hill, East Hills, Midtown, and other similar Grand Rapids neighborhoods assume that insulating means tearing into their home’s original plaster walls, so they never upgrade at all. Yet with heating and cooling accounting for close to half a home’s yearly energy costs, that assumption costs them real money...
Grand Rapids homes face two very different climates every year. Subzero polar vortex winters give way to increasingly hot, humid summers, and most local homes, especially those built before modern energy codes, are not properly insulated for either. Plus, with heating and cooling making up the largest share of a home’s energy use, an under-insulated,...
