INSULATION

People often like to obtain a third opinion for medical problems, insurance quotes, real estate decisions, etc. etc. Well let me tell you, I strongly recommend a third opinion for attic insulation concerns. One of the owners of the four unit, townhouse condominium in which I live, took a photo of our building last winter. She showed me that snow covered the entire roof except my unit. “You should have your insulation checked,” she advised and so I did. The home inspector I called looked at my attic and said, “You’re fine. You have the required amount of insullation.”

Luckily my neighbor was skeptical and encouraged me to get a couple more opinions. And so once again, I followed her advice. The next man who looked at my attic found that parts of it were adequately insulated, but much of the rest needed more insulation. He also said I needed to fix the venting. Interesting I thought and I anxiously awaited the third opinion. Lo and behold, the last man not only agreed that my attic needed more insulation and the venting need improvements, but he discovered an additional problem. The firewall that separates my unit from my neighbor had no insulation what so ever. I moved into my condo 30 years ago and over the years, the original insulation in the wall had blown away. No wonder I had high heating bills.

It’s only April and I won’t see a significant difference in my heating costs for months. But I had no trouble deciding whom I should hire. And meantime, I am very grateful to my neighbor. Without her keen observation, I would continue to waste lots of money on heating a hungry attic.

By Hannah --www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.