Cold Air Coming Through Walls

Owning a home has many rewards but it also involves its share of demand.

Cold air coming through walls.

Without them you have a large hole that is constantly letting cold air enter your home. With cold air inside the wall and warm air on each side in the house heat moves through the drywall which has a low r value and warms up the air in the cavity. As that warmed air leaves the interior wall cold attic air moves into the cavity to take its place. The warm air then rises into the attic a process called the stack effect.

You can expect higher heating and cooling bills if you have a lot of air infiltrating into your home. Cold air coming through cracks and crevices in a window will lower the temperature of a room and make your walls cold. Cover your windows with thermal draperies. Or in the summer when the hot 100 f air finds its way into your cool inside living space.

9 tips to prevent dryer fires. Air infiltration occurs when outside air finds its way inside your house. Put up pictures or a mirror on exterior walls doing so can help insulate walls from the outside air.