Our energy bills went down this winter, by almost 40%, our furnace didn’t run as long, and our home was warmer than it had been in years
We knew our roof was getting old. We had been in the house for fifteen years, but the house was almost 35 years old. We suspected it hadn’t been replaced in 35 years. When the roofers showed up, they did an inspection of the roof and told us the roof needed replaced, but so did the skylight. There were water tracks in the skylight, and he showed us where the water was coming in around the trim. He told us that by replacing the roof and skylight, we would also save money on our HVAC usage. If there was water coming in through the skylight, there had to be heat loss in the same area. Since we called the roofers because of a leak in the attic, we were probably losing heat in the attic. It wasn’t just the leak in the roof and skylight where we were losing heat, but the insulation was shot. We knew we couldn’t afford to lose heat through a faulty roof and skylight. After $15,000 for a new roof and skylight, we realized how right the roofers were. Our energy bills went down this winter, by almost 40%, our furnace didn’t run as long, and our home was warmer than it had been in years. I thought the roofers were just looking to add as much as they could to their coffers, and I am sure I owe them an apology. Our roof was just too old to stop the heat from escaping our house. I’m glad we could have the roof repaired and save heating at the same time.