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Before and After: What Real Blower Door Numbers Look Like

  Every insulation company in the country will tell you its work makes a house tighter. Almost none of them will show you two numbers taken the same way before and after, which is the only thing that would prove it. This page does the

The Stack Effect in New Orleans Homes: How Humid Air Gets Pulled Into Your House

Almost every explanation of the stack effect you will find online was written for a house in a cold climate. Warm air rises, escapes through the attic, and cold air gets pulled in at the bottom to replace it. That description is correct, and for

Failed Your Blower Door Test? The 10 Leak Points to Check First in New Orleans Homes

A high blower door result feels like a report card. It is closer to a map. The fan has told you that a certain volume of air moves through your envelope under pressure; it has not told you where, and the where is the only part you can act