Home Energy Audit in Rehoboth Beach, De

Monday, June 19th, 2023 by Mike Sites

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If you own an an expensive beach home in coastal Delaware, especially one built before the year 2000, you should check out this article and look at the accompanying pictures. Your home could be in for some serious problems in the near future if you don't take action soon.
Living at the beach is a dream for many. But the coastal climate has its issues. Many beach homes were built before contractors began encapsulating crawlspaces. And that is a serious problem .

Of particular concern is high humidity. Relative humidity levels well over the threshold at which mold begins to grow typically last for months on end. You don't want to be one of the coastal homeowners who didn't discover that mold was the source of their health issues and allergy problems until it was too late. Coughing, sneezing, development of wheezing and asthma can develop late in fall when humidity levels drop and the mold begins its explosion of spores.
Humidity issues don't stop with health issues. High levels of humidity can cause eventual rotting of critical structural components of the home, such as the floor support structures and subfloor material. Worse yet, the mold gets pulled by natural air currents into the hollow wall cavities, turning them into huge mold factories.
And there are still more problems. Uncontrolled humidity will drastically affect comfort of the home owners in the summer.
Humidity control is just one of many things that can make your dream home miserably uncomfortable.

This home, in Rehoboth Beach, DE, just a few blocks from the ocean is worth close to $2 million dollars. But it had big problems as many beach homes do.

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Once you starve the mold of water it dies. Mold will not start growing again as long as the humidity levels remain in the 40-50% range. The solution is simple - installation of dehumidification equipment in the home. Lawson Home Services can install a Sedona SaniDry crawlspace dehumidifier for a very reasonable cost. We can also set you up on an appointment schedule to maintain that equipment.
In addition, most do not know that you will feel a lot cooler and more comfortable at higher temperatures when the humidity is lower. That means you can set your thermostat to 72 and higher in the summertime and feel very comfortable. Just think of the savings on your energy bill.
The best news of all is that there's hope. And that hope comes from making wise choices. In order to make wise choices you need good information. And the best place to get that information is from an Energize Delaware Energy Audit. Lawson Home Services can perform that audit for you.
The Energize Delaware Home Energy Audit will tell you about all the things you can do to improve the comfort of your home, as well as showing you how you can save lots of money on your utility bills by lowering energy consumption.

And there's even better news. At least for the time being, about 90% of the cost for an Energize Delaware program is being subsidized. Homeowners will pay only a fraction of the cost out of pocket. So it's a no-brainer. Get your audit while the program is still being funded. Call Lawson Home Services right now. Don't put it off.

A dirty dryer vent, while an expensive energy wasting problem in itself, is also a safety issue. Homes are lost every year to dryer fires caused by clogged dryer vents.

Would you want to be breathing the air that traveled through this dirty HVAC ductwork? Lawson Home Services offers Platinum Duct Cleaning service that will have this ductwork looking as clean as it did the day it was installed.

Who knows what the green stuff is growing in the corner of this HVAC ductwork. Whatever it is, it is being blown all throughout the home every time the heat or air conditioner kicks on.

Look closely at the picture. This home has some serious mold issues. Not only that, bugs and mice are hanging out in the insulation. It is full of mice droppings. You can clearly see the mold growing all over the light switch.

More fun stuff to make the occupants of this house cough and sneeze. Bad new for anyone who has asthma or a compromised immune system.

Wet wood, and soon it will be rotted out resulting in very expensive repairs.

Old School open ventilated crawlspace. This is the cause of so many problems in this multi-million dollar home. The solution: let Lawson Home Services encapsulate the entire crawlspace. The crawlspace will be high and dry, and floors above the crawlspace will stay warm and toasty in the wintertime. Also drying out the crawlspace will STOP THE MOLD nthat is growing everywhere in this home

Another problem with the old-school crawlspace that was designed to be ventilated to the outside. The insulation eventually falls away from the floors leaving them directly exposed to outdoor temperatures. How do you think that feels in February when the temperatures are near or below freezing outside. The solution: Encapsulate the Crawlspace.

This part of the audit report shows the savings that would result from the improvements recommended by the Energize Delaware Home Energy Audit

This part of the Energize Delaware Energy Audit report list the recommendations for improving home comfort, indoor air quality, and lowering energy expenses. It also shows how long the measures take to pay for themselves. Guess what else? The state of Delaware offers substantial rebates for many of these improvements.

Zoom in and read what the report has to say about the humidity issue in this multi-million dollar home. If the homeowner ever wants to sell this place certainly making the recommended improvements would help insure getting top dollar. Realtors take note.

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