Energy Saving

[dancerjodi]

As we consider insulating our attic floor and potentially getting new front doors (storm and regular) this http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=products.pr_tax_credits is an interesting thing to keep in mind.

Of course, the Energy Star stuff costs more $, so I wonder just how much savings would come from the extra cost initially?

Some things to consider. In other (related) news, our plumber still hasn't called us back about our annual checkup of the furnace/system and a couple of other issues we want to ask about.

Comments

[jhimm.livejournal.com]

might you not see more of a re-coup of expense on the better insulation
when you sell the house
and you can indicate you've used top-shelf, energy-star insulation?

[devina.livejournal.com]

Not really. Things like insulation aren't sexy the way a new kitchen or updated bath would be, and people don't pay extra for it.

insulation

[dancer.livejournal.com]

What she said - our attic already *should* be insulated, but its not. We're doing it . . . I just don't know if I want to swing the $ for the uber cool, you get a tax break insulation or not.

And we're not selling the house ever, so the resale value is kind of a moot point anyway :)