Day 6: Keeping the cold out

-15^°

Mostly Clear and Cold

-14^° | -20^°

Brr.  It's cold in Minnesota and Gordon and I found some more uses for plastic bags - stick them in the cracks around the edges of the old door in the basement to keep that cold air from blowing in.  We've been walking around the house these last few days feeling along the edges of doors for places where the cold air might be coming in and then plugging them as best we can.  We've had the Home Energy Squad come and install weather stripping, but it's been a few years and the house must have settled some more.  It's an old house and there are just plenty of leaks still.

The Home Energy Squad is a great deal and if you haven't had them come visit, I recommend it.   They take a look at the house and put in weather stripping, energy efficient light bulbs, a programmable thermostat and hand out little insulated pieces for behind the plates where plug ins are located on outer walls.  It's quite inexpensive for what you get.  Here's the link:  Home Energy Squad