01703nam a2200277 i 4500 359807 MeVbMML 20240405114818.0 781207s1978 nyua 001 0 eng 77026478 0060906480 : $3.95 DLC DLC DLC TH1715 .M45 693.8 Meyers, L. Donald, 1929- 16386 How to do your own home insulating / by L. Donald Meyers ; drawings by Danmark & Michaels. New York : Popular Science : [distributed by] Harper & Row, c1978. iv, 170 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Popular science skill book Includes index. This book explains how to "weatherize" your home for maximum energy savings year-round. Proper insulation not only will lower your fuel and electrical bills, it will increase the comfort of your home and, ultimately. its resale value. The author tells how to figure your home's present state of insulating efficiency, how to determine your needs and choose from the available options. Clear, illustrated instructions show how to install batts, how to blow insulation into finished walls, how to apply weatherstripping and caulk in strategic places, how to install storm windows and doors. Most of these jobs are simple: when they're not there's fair warming and sound advice on how to get a contractor to do the job properly. With the know-how this book provides, you'll be able to plug the leaks in your home that are wasting energy. Dwellings Insulation. 16272 Home insulating. 7 cbc orignew 2 ocip 19 y-gencatlg ddc BOOK 29458 29458 ddc 0 0 ABELJ ABELJ NF 2024-04-05 15.00 0 693.8 MEYE 65954 2024-04-05 2024-04-05 BOOK 1