House Insulation Essay, Mr. Smith

Another technique that would work for Mr. Smith (if he does not already have it) is Draught proofing. It is a simple technique where the windowsill is replaced with a windowsill fit for two windows in front of each other. This “double plane window”, as it is also known as, stops any access heat from going through the windows to the outside (or inside). It stops fogging, and is a cheap way to help insulation. This process of Draught proofing can save you a lot of heat, up to 20 present of it. And they stop you from turning your heater up so much. Which once again saves gas, and saves money, and which as final saves some of the environment.

The last technique that I would advise to Mr. Smith is Floor Insulation. Floor Insulation can be done with spending around 20 Euro per bottle on a sticky substance that you squirt in gaps and holes in your floor. And when you have done that, you can have a carpet placed too. This could save you up to 40-50 euros a year. Also, if you have a carpet your feet stay warmer. Did you know that cold feet could affect your sleep? So if you have carpets installed you will save money, save some environment, and have a better sleep. How about it?

These insulation techniques that I mentioned are used to keep houses warm in the winter, and cool in the summer. I think that that is also what Mr. Smith wants to happen with his house. That is why I chose and advise these techniques for Mr. Smith.

Mr. Smith’s house is at this moment, in my point of view, effecting the environment very badly. He is spending too much money on keeping the house at the right temperature, and even if it is right at the moment, so much is wasted because the heat leaves right back out again. He is just wasting gas and water.

There could be some reasons maybe (financial ones) that the owner didn’t insulate the apartment before, but I highly doubt that. All of the techniques can be done your self, even though I wouldn’t think that that would be smart. But the Draught Insulating can be done on your own, since it is only large obvious holes. Carpeting might be harder. But with carpeting I don’t mean only having carpets installed, but the carpets can also be placed around the house as ‘decoration’.

These actions, which is if Mr. Smith would want to take them, should be partly paid by the owner, and partly paid by himself. The reason I think this is because it is Mr. Smith’s ‘problem’ that he is to cold, or hot, but it is the land owner’s problem because he owns the apartment and should be taking care of some of the needs. The land owner would also be profiting from this insulation because it would make the apartment worth more, and it would have a better value then what it is at the moment.

I also think that the government has nothing to do with the insulating of Mr. Smith’s apartment. The government is only there to decide whether it would be breaking any rules (which I know it won’t, since I helped my mother when she used all of the techniques above, and it want a problem). So worrying about the government helping with the payment would be a waist of time and money, because they just will not help.