TY - BOOK AU - Meyers,L.Donald TI - How to do your own home insulating T2 - Popular science skill book SN - 0060906480 : AV - TH1715 .M45 U1 - 693.8 PY - 1978/// CY - New York PB - Popular Science : [distributed by] Harper & Row KW - Dwellings KW - Insulation N1 - Includes index N2 - 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 ER -