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Easy Ways to Save Energy

Before you go running through your house with a caulk gun ready to seal every crack and crevice in sight, let’s spend a moment thinking about where and why leaks occur. And when I say leaks, I mean air leaks. These are the small openings that are present in every home in the country that allow the inside air to leak out and the outside air to leak in causing drafts and lost money in the form of higher energy bills.