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Sealing Your Home

Caulking can reduce heating and cooling costs and improve comfort in your home. <a href="http://energy.gov/energysaver/articles/caulking">Learn more about caulking</a>.

Caulking can reduce heating and cooling costs and improve comfort in your home. Learn more about caulking.

Detecting Air Leaks
For a thorough and accurate measurement of air leakage in your home, hire a qualified technician to conduct an energy assessment, particularly a blower door test.

You may already know where some air leakage occurs in your home, such as an under-the-door draft, but you'll need to find the less obvious gaps to properly air seal your home.

Air Sealing Your Home
Save on heating and cooling costs by checking for air leaks in common trouble spots in your home.

Reducing air leakage in your home saves money and energy.

Air Sealing for New Home Construction
Sealing Your Home

Learn about the best techniques and materials for minimizing air leakage when building a new home.

Weatherstripping
Weatherstripping doors, operable windows, and other movable building components can save homeowners money by reducing utility bills. | Photo courtesy of ©iStockphoto.com/AvailableLight

Weatherstripping doors, operable windows, and other movable building materials will reduce your heating and cooling costs.