HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1976-05-05, Page 21TODAY'S NOSTALGIA-ORIENTED homeowners may be
trekking into their attics to evaluate relics of yester-year
stored there. Too often they find more than they'd bar-'
gained for because the attic isn't properly insulated with at
least 6 inches of R-19 fiber ghiss insulation,
' As a result, they're wasting up to 30% ,Of the energy
used to heat and cool their homes.
Exploring attic key to
reduced utility. bills
Today's. nostalgia trend
has provided the spark in
many households for re-
ducing utility bills. Home-
owners exploring old
trunks and boxes for yes-
terday's treasures have
begun to notice that
there's often something
missing altogether in the
attic —
"Twenty years ago, it
was relatively inexpensive
to use as much gas or oil
as we needed to heat our
homes comfortably," says
Sharon Kay Ritchie, di-
rector of the Home Insti-
tute for Certain-teed
Products Corporation.
"Back then, there was
really no incentive for us
to insulate our homes
properly so they'd con-
serve energy. But that
situation is completely re-
versed and many home-
owners now realize that
they can save up to 30% .
on their heating and cool-
ing bills every year just by .
having six inches (R-19)
of fiber glass insulation on
the attic floor."
For example, if you
spent $400 last year on
Your oil heating and air
conditioning bill, you
might have saved up to
• $120 of that with proper
insulation.
Insulating the attic
yourself is easily done in
a day in most homes. And
the initial cost of the in-
sulation is generally paid
back in heating and air
conditioning savings in
anywhere from one to
three years. Of course,
this depends on the
amount of.insulation now
in your attic, the style of
your home, and its gen-
eral location.
"On the average," Miss
Ritchie notes, "the 1,400
square foot home - can be
insulaied for about $300
with six inches of fiber
glass insulation or its R-19
equivalent. Savings on
utility bills quickly. pay
for the insulation — and
then continue for the, life
of the house."
In the year 2000, "the
good old days" may be
1975. When you consider
all the money and energy
you could save over that
25year period if you in-
sulate your home today,
the good old days could
look even better.
_With A
Easy-care rooms to-
match family lifestyle
Simplicity is the key to they'll need routine main-.
a family room• which is tenance to keep them
both functional and at- looking their best.
tractive, And with the Many styles are avail-
various styles of cOntem- able in the new leather-
porary furniture and ac- look vinyls and in lami-
cessories available today, hated .and translucent
the family room can be easily redecorated to.. suit plastics — good durable materials fot family room Your lifestyle.
furnishings as they can
Basics for a family room be easily Cleaned by spray-
often include a Couch, recliner lounge chair, one ing with FantaStik® spray cleaner arid wiping With
or two stationary chairs, ,olamps a clean cloth or damp -end tables with sponge:
and, perhaps, several
small, portable cube tables
Chrome - and stainless
steel accessories May also or a coffee table:., be cleaned with the spray
Determine your family's
cleaner; on wood furni- *
neods — you Might want
to inelude a larget card ture
SUrfaces, use a polish
table with matching appropriate for the pat-
chairs, bOoksheives arid ticUla,r type of WOOden
cabinets, too. You may finiSh.
find the latter items are
A family room is meant
especially useful if your at:
be used, 'riot just looked
doubles' as a at. By choosing furnish-, family room
galne room or den;
trigs for it that are stylish,
'Whatever pieces of frit- functional and' easy to care for, you'll haVe ere-
decide anudooarideleonitiet Iv #6,ted i a robin the whole
fa `lily Can enjoy.
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