A home energy audit, also known as a home energy assessment, is the first step to assess how much energy your home consumes and to evaluate what measures you can take to make your home more energy efficient. Boulder Builders can give your home an energy check up, this will show you problems that, when corrected, could save you significant amounts of money over time. If you are in the Boulder, CO area and are interested in a professional home energy audit, Boulder Builders is just a call away. Here are a few things you can expect and how to prepare for your home energy audit.

What To Expect From a Home Energy Audit

When the auditor comes to your home, they will inspect the heating and cooling systems as well as your water system. They will inspect your duct work, as well as insulation, ventilation, doors and windows. Generally, they will take a look at your appliances and lighting as part of the standard inspection, as well.

Preparing For A Home Energy Audit

Before Boulder Builders visits your home, it's a good idea to make a list of any existing problems. This may include, drafty rooms or condensation. If you don't have copies of your home's yearly energy bills, your utility company can get these, or a summary for you. We invite you to walk through the home and answer questions about your household's energy use.

What To Do After A Home Energy Audit

A home energy audit is a good way to find out where excess energy may be escaping from your home. It also highlights the areas of your home that are not energy-efficient. It's good to be prepared for the possibility that you might need to make extensive fixes and updates to your home, especially if you reside in an older home. In order to make your home more energy efficient, you may need to replace your insulation, update your windows or make changes to your home's heating and cooling or water systems. Even if upgrades are expensive now, consider it an investment. Upgrades have the potential to save money and energy in the long run.

Other Impacts Of A Home Energy Audit

From air sealing to improving ventilation to adding insulation, performing a home energy audit for winter helps you save money by saving energy. As the bills tend to increase during the coldest months of the year, Boulder Builders can help reduce the costs by installing any energy saving upgrades, the audit recommends.

Additionally, any renovations that we make to improve energy efficiency could increase the value of your home. If you've considered selling your home in the future, home improvements for the sake of energy efficiency have the potential to pay for themselves in the future.

Whether you're interested in saving money now, making money in the future, or conserving energy for the sake of the environment, consider contacting Boulder Builders. As professionals, we use a variety of techniques and have the necessary equipment to determine the energy efficiency in your home. A thorough audit can often reveal hard-to-detect areas of your home that may be costing you more than you realize. Boulder Builders are specially trained contractors that can recommend comprehensive improvements to help cost-effectively improve your home's energy efficiency. Once we've evaluated what measures you can take, we will happily install your homes energy upgrades. Contact us today and schedule your home energy audit, (303) 317-7080.

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