{"id":2900,"date":"2014-06-25T10:00:08","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T22:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2021-01-21T23:23:05","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T10:23:05","slug":"weatherproofing-home-insulation-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-heating-insulation\/weatherproofing-home-insulation-part-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Weatherproofing with Insulation for Winter Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1148.16px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6854\" src=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200.jpg\" alt=\"home insulation \" width=\"2400\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-600x300.jpg 600w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-800x400.jpg 800w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-1000x500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-1200x600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200-1536x768.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Weatherproofing-with-Insulation_2400x1200.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The third in\u00a0a three-part\u00a0series sharing tips on weatherproofing your home to combat the Kiwi winter, focusing on insulation advice for your home.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Weatherproofing your home with insulation<\/h2>\n<p>Generally speaking new houses will have adequate insulation to cope with New Zealand winters. Older homes may have insulation installed \u2018here and there\u2019 if at all, and you\u2019ll pay for this with increased power bills.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">Hiring an insulation installer<\/a> may be the most expensive step of weatherproofing your home for winter, but the good news is you won\u2019t have to do it again for a very long time.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll also get the money back by savings on your electricity bills and there are also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.energywise.govt.nz\/funding-and-programmes\/insulation-programme\">government subsidies<\/a> still available to help with the cost of insulation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Related Articles<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Tips for heating a New Zealand home in Winter\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2013\/05\/07\/tips-for-heating-a-new-zealand-home-in-winter-from-builderscrack\/\">Tips for heating a New Zealand home in Winter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Garage Door Insulation \u2013 Do it Yourself or Hire a Professional\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2014\/03\/11\/garage-door-insulation-hire-professional\/\">Garage Door Insulation \u2013 Do it Yourself or Hire a Professional<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Insulation Installers \u2013 what do they do?\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2010\/11\/05\/insulation-installers\/\">Insulation Installers \u2013 what do they do?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Interior weatherproofing and safety<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Reverse ceiling fans to circulate warm air gathering near the ceiling back down to reheat the lower parts of your home.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a DVS or HRV system, check whether the filters need replacing and set the system to winter mode.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s also a great idea to seal and insulate the wall surrounding pipes, electrical outlets and wires which lead outdoors. Expanding foam insulation used for windows and doors will also work here or else you can <a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">hire a handyman<\/a> to carry out all these small jobs for you.<\/p>\n<p>Be safe this winter and <a href=\"http:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/post-job\">install smoke detectors<\/a>. If you already have them, then change the batteries and test them to make sure they\u2019re working properly.<\/p>\n<p><em>Read More:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2014\/06\/11\/winter-weatherproofing-part-1\/\">Winter Weatherproofing your home &#8211; Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/2014\/06\/18\/winterizing-house-exterior-doors-windows\/\">Winterizing your House Exterior, Doors &amp; Windows Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What other weatherproofing or winterizing tips do you have to share this winter?<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The third in\u00a0a three-part\u00a0series sharing tips on weatherproofing  &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":6854,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[978],"tags":[923],"class_list":["post-2900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-advice-heating-insulation","tag-923"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Weatherproofing with Insulation for Winter Part 3<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-heating-insulation\/weatherproofing-home-insulation-part-3.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weatherproofing with Insulation for Winter Part 3\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The third in\u00a0a three-part\u00a0series sharing tips on weatherproofing ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/builderscrack.co.nz\/blog\/project-advice\/advice-heating-insulation\/weatherproofing-home-insulation-part-3.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Builderscrack Blog - Home Repair &amp; 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