If you haven’t noticed, energy prices are going up more than ever in San Diego Country. Whatever reason there is for this, it’s affecting wallets and making summers more unbearable than ever. The only way to combat these prices is to make things more efficient. This can be accomplished in a couple of ways through a home remodel. One way is to have a kitchen remodel that focuses on replacing old inefficient kitchen appliances with new modern ones. The other is to improve insulation through better windows and materials throughout the home.
Kitchen remodels with a focus on efficiency gains are a great way to reduce energy bills. When it comes to stove tops there are several different ways to go. Induction cookers are great if you don’t want to use gas and want to increase efficiency from electric coils. They heat pots and pans through electromagnetic induction, leaving the pans hot and the surface of the stove cool. If you have an older refrigerator any newer model will have drastically increased efficiency due to better insulation design and motors. Everyone has probably had an oven that leaked heat like crazy. Most newer models solved this problem.
If you’re going to go through a whole house remodel than you should make sure that the builders are going to be using state of the art insulation and double paned windows that provide additional insulation. In San Diego, proper insulation has more of a benefit in the summer when we are trying to keep the cool air in rather than in winter to keep the cold air out. A properly remodeled home can see energy savings up to 50% when all is said and done.
