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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1979-10-25, Page 32Pale 2 Now you can permanently insulate small home spaces for big savings "Little things mean a. lot," so the old song says — and, in the 'area of home insulation, those little things you overlook can add up to the tune of a lot of your hard-earned dollars. For example, the next time you're leaving the house, take a look at your door -frame trim. Can you see a thin strip of day- light peeking around it? 1€ -the answer is yes, you're probably algb seeing a not -so - thin portion of your household budget going' into yuur heating : bills. According to the Energy Ad- visory Service at Texas A. & M. University, air leakage around window and door frames, heat- ing and cooling ducts, plumbing fixtures, electrical outlets and other areas such as baseboards, can waste 25 percent of cooling energy and up to 40 percent of heating energy in the home. And these figures are not based upon homes that -lack wall and THOSE SMALL, HARD -TO -REACH PLACES around the home can cause a huge amount of waste in energy and dollars if they're not properly insulated. Now there's a revolutionary new sealant/spot insulator called Great Stuff "' which quickly, easily and permanently fills in the gaps around door frames, window frames, electrical outlets, heating and cooling ducts, plumbing fixtures and baseboards for maximum insulat' efficiency. attic insulation. Even when homeowners in- sulate the major areas of the home, the small drafts of air that " ''SEAL AND INSULATE PERMANENTLY .with a revolutionary new aerosol sealant/spot insulator called Great :tituff It does more jobs than standard Baulking material, in Tess time with less waste. And, while standard caulking.materials will dry out and shrink with time, Great Stuff " Sealant is a permanent 1 in► - prover which will never shrink, dry ont or fall away. Plan so you can work less and play more You can improve the quality of life in your home by lessen- ing the quantity of time spent on housework. Organization is the key. Peo- ple who work outside the home know they must consolidate chores into compact time pe- riods, if they're to be accom- plished. Full-time homemakers will find they can enjoy spare time to spend with children. friends or hobbies by adopting a similar system. Here are some suggestions that can help everybody have more time for play: • Get an early start. Set your alarm a half-hour earlier and you'll be able to accomplish a lot before the day really begins. • Some worthwhile ways to use the extra time might include making a hearty breakfast. do-• ing a load of laundry or ironing a few things. • Do all daily housecleaning chores right after breakfast: • Avoid many time-consum- ing. expensive trips toihe clean- er's by removing stains on your new fall wools and other dry- clean -only clothes with an ap- plication of K2r'0 Spot -lifter. Just apply it to the spot. let dry to a fine white powder, and then brush the powder—and the stain—away. • Reserve'a block of time with no work allowed. Use it to do what, you want to do, not what you have to do. • Declare "put -away" time once a day—not only for other family, mambers but for your- self. Many homemakers spend unnecessary time picking up sweaters, scarves and footballs over and over again throughout the day. • Run the dishwasher only once a day. If your family is small, you might be able to save time and money by running it only every two or three days. Homeowners - Contractors SAVE ENERGY LOOSE BLOWN JNSULATION ELLULOSE FIBRE FREE ESTIMATES CHECK AND COMPARE PRIrES We Buy Newspaper Phoria Scott Pearson 1GODERICH INSULATION 524-611144 (call collect) +/ can seep in through these many cracks and opentings,can make a very significant impact—for the worse—on the costs of heating and cooling. Now, there's a new easy-to- use urethane foam called Great Stuff" Sealant that will enable smart do'-it-yourselfers to fill, seal and insulate all of those small, hard -to -reach places around the home from basement to rooftop to protect from drafts —and wasted energy. How does it work? Great Stuff" Sealant comes in a handy -to -use 14 oz. aerosol can with an exclusive"reach any- where" nozzle that Iets.yottget to all of those hard -to -get -at cracks and holes around and be- hind electric outlets, plumbing pipes. air conditioners, and window and dour frames. This revolutionary aerosol sealant dispenses very much like whipped cream, instantly filling any void. And, unlike -most foam sealants, Great Stuff" expands instantly, thus reducing waste and time-con- suming trim work once it has cured. It sets in just one to three hours and cures to a resilient. firm consistency overnight. The resiliency of this sealant is an important factor to consider if you have been "filling in the gaps" with conventional caulk- ing. While standard caulking ma- terials will dry out and shrink with time, Great Stuff' Sealant never shrinks and will flex to ac- cept expansion and contraction of materials in the home. And, a 14 oz. can of Great Stuff" does the equivalent work of 15 tubes of caulking. Use the sealant on the outside of the home to seal openings around windows, vents and air conditioners and up under the bottom course of siding. Inside the home, it's perfect for filling in holes in plaster or gypsum board walls and ceilings without having to nail in patches. While you're sealing out drafts, why not block out such unwelcome intruders as squir- rels, mice and insects in the pro- - cess? This new sealant will fill in all the tiny nooks where these pests make their entrance. The sealant will re -bond bricks, tile and stone. replace or add to expansion joints in ma- sonry, seal installations of sky- lights watertight,, seal vans and campers from dust and water in- filtration, and work to keep just about anything else insulated and sealed against all of nature's onslaughts. You can even give nature a helping hand with this remark- able new product! This sealant will actually work to fill in and seal holes in trees to protect them from insects and repair the ravages of storms and acci- dents. Remember—your home in- sulation has. to be thorough in order to be effective. And now, you can do a great job of making your home virtually draft=free —with Great Stuff'' Sealant to help you along. Great Stuff" Sealant is avail- able at most Home Centers, lumber yards and hardware stores. I'M GLAD t3 9ELE YOU'VE PUT A FULL LOAD IN THE WE 'SAVE Ff4Y THIS WAY! TREAT ENERGY WISELY Goderich Public Utilities Commission YOUR HYDRO