Area Electric Bills Rising as Energy Costs Hit Record Highs
If you're living in an average to large home, built more than 15 years ago, you may have seen an increase in your electric bill of a hundred dollars or more during the summer and winter months. If you're considering an older home to purchase, energy costs should be a factor in your decision. Patriot Home Inspections has a Home Maintenance / Energy Audit Inspection program to determine exactly what measures could be taken to reduce the energy consumption of a home. This program can be used by existing home owners as well as home buyers, at the same time as the professional home inspection service.
We See What Others Don't
Patriot Home Inspections is proud to offer You a Free Infrared Thermal Imaging Scan with your home inspection. See the below news report on how Infrared Thermal Imaging Technology will better serve your home inspection needs. You can also view the Consumer's Guide to Infrared Technology for more in depth detailed information.
How a Home Maintenance / Energy Audit Inspection Can Help Homeowners and Home Buyers
Through the use of Infrared Thermography, we can scan your home for:
Roof: poor perfroming or non-perfroming roof flashings, vents, skylights, and other visible roof components which could be allowing moisture into your home
Attics: sources of poor ventilation, cracks allowing for the escape of attic heat into your living space, and other visible related items which could be contributing to higher energy costs
Interior: sources of escaping air around windows and doors, failing or missing exterior wall insulation, air flow around electrical boxes, phone jacks, and other wall opening, and other visible related items which could be contributing to higher energy costs and the overworking of your heating / cooling systems
Heating and Cooling Systems: poor perfroming parts within the furnace, heat pump, or air handlers, air escaping the ductwork, gas leaks, leaks in the air conditioner and lines, and other visible related HVAC components
Electrical Systems: hot spots in service entry, service panel, switches and outlets, visible wiring and junction boxes, grounding system, and other related electrical components
Basements, Crawl Spaces, and Foundation: sources of poor ventilation, cracks allowing for the escape of air into unfinished areas of the home, faulty or non-existant vapor barrier, and other items which could be allowing moisture into your home and contributing to higher energy costs
Exterior: sources of air leaks around windows and exterior doors, air leaks around siding, electrical hot spots in exterior fixtures like spot lights, lamp posts, well pumps, and other items which could be allowing air and moisture into your home contributing to higher energy costs
Many of the items found during the Home Maintenance / Energy Audit Inspection are relatively inexpensive to repair or replace if they are caught early. By knowing exactly where these problems are within your home, you can spend repair or home maintenance dollars wisely.
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Hubert Miles, President
Phone: 843-386-9100
Fax: 866-343-2918