Homes in New Orleans run the gamut of household problems. Our summers are brutally hot and humid. Our winters are cold and, well, humid. Nearly year-round, we’re running some sort of appliance to either cool us down or heat us up. Our beautiful, older homes are drafty, and our hardwood floors prone to rot and […]
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Blown in Cellulose Insulation for Historic New Orleans Homes For many New Orleans homeowners, adding insulation can be tricky business. Historic homes must meet strict codes, and it can be a challenge to find an insulation that meets code requirements while also providing the air sealing required by leaky older structures and an adequate R-value
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Can I have an Energy Efficient Historic Home? Enough can’t be said about New Orleans historic architecture. It is luring and fun to purchase one of these icons to the past. But anyone who owns a historic home will tell you that they are not energy efficient. Before we tackle that subject, lets look at the
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