Insulate Your Home
This is one of those boring but important home improvements – nobody shows off their insulation to visitors (and if you do, you may not have many repeat visitors). But better insulation can lower energy bills in a time of escalating costs as extreme temperatures become more common.
If you look at insulation in the broad sense, that can also mean installing a new door or energy-efficient windows, and those are exciting home improvements.
“Exterior doors and windows can make a huge difference both in terms of energy efficiency, with insulation layers for heat transmittance, coatings for direct solar impact and tighter seals for reducing air escape,” says Zachary Carpenter, president of To Better Days Building, a custom luxury home building company in Miami. He also points out that stronger doors and windows can protect your home more from “water intrusion.”