Insulation, Radiant and Vapor Barriers - Is insulation the answer?

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ajsesr
07-28-07, 11:36 AM
I have a home with 3 bedrooms, 2 in the front and one in back, and the master bedroom in the front always seems at least 10 degrees hotter than any other room or area. The entire house can be bordering on chilly, but when you enter that room, you are hit by a heat wave. The electric company did a home audit and said there was sufficient insulation. The only thing I came up with is that this bedroom shares a wall with the garage. Will additional insulation help? Are there different types?

Thanks for your help.

Concretemasonry
07-28-07, 11:41 AM
Are you talking about during the heating season or the cooling system? What type of heat?

If it is a forced air circulation system, it sounds like a system installation problem and/or poor air circulation. Do you have adequate returns placed properly to allow the fan to maintain uniform conditions?

I run my variable speed fan constantly and can maintin about 1 degree difference between upstairs and downstairs with an open stairway. The slow speed of the variable speed fan also provides greater dehumidification when cooling. The cost of running a DC variable speed fan is very low.