Air infiltration in the house and caulking

Improving the energy efficiency of your home, with the aim of reducing your heating bill and improving your comfort, depends on small and careful examinations that will identify the weak points of the house.

Pay particular attention to the following areas: air leaks, dried caulking joints, deficient wall insulation, disjointed floor slats, the non-visible part of your electrical outlets, partition/floor junctions (smooth) hidden behind baseboards, partitions/ceilings sometimes embellished with large corner mouldings, etc.

Air infiltration and airtightness of the house

Energy saving

The environmental aspect is a civic concern, saving energy means acting for the environment, acting for the ecology. This should not be put in second place.

Increased comfort of the home

A house whose heat is distributed harmoniously is more comfortable, no place colder than another, no thrill in a slightly neglected passage or a corner of a room left to air leaks.

Financial savings

Do we have to demonstrate the reality of the impact on the heating bill (and possibly on that of the air conditioning) is in the order of 5% to 10%.

Longevity of the house

A well-caulked watertight house, inside and out, is less exposed to water infiltration that rots the structure, to the insect infestations and humidity in general. It stays in good condition for longer.

Take stock of air infiltration

ITC Thermographic Inspection Certification

High precision in air leak detection is achieved through thermographic inspection. For the sake of professional services, Calfeutrage Elite refers you to inspectors accredited by ITC, the thermography inspector carries out high-precision assessments thanks to a High Definition infrared camera.

The Government Agency for Energy Efficiency offers a “Blower door” test for your home. This test is free under certain conditions and for low-income families. This test Identifies and measures air exchange that take place in the house, it reveals the weak points of its waterproofing and its problems with interior caulking. You can also, but it’s less effective, perform this air leak detection yourself…

Detect air leaks yourself

One of the simplest methods is to walk a candle along all the weak points mentioned above. The sensitivity of the flame will not be able to cheat, it will quiver at the slightest trickle of air. You can also make an air detector with an ultra-light sheet of paper (the kind found in gift bags), which you will have cut into long fringes. All you have to do is hold it between two fingers to detect drafts as you pass in front of it. Schedule this test before winter to get the work done before it gets very cold.

The interior places to inspect are numerous:

Interior corner mouldings
Baseboards
Rings around windows and doors
Poorly placed or unsealed windows
Sliding windows
Guillotine windows
Space around the doors
Switches
Electrical sockets
Ceiling
Floor seals
Efficiency of breakers
Mechanical ventilation
Bathroom Vent
Mailbox slot in some doors
Cat flaps.

Act

At each particular point corresponds a know-how, a more or less specific product to implement. We will develop these points in new articles as we did in our page “caulking in photos” but we propose to answer this question first: Can we first Too much caulking a house? To seal it too much?

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