Climate and Remodeling

A very important part of energy-efficient remodeling of your home is paying attention to the area where your home is located.

Although we share some climate similarities with Houston, we are not in Houston. And although we share a windy reputation with Chicago, we are certainly not in Chicago.

The confusion and wasting of money start when homeowners, and even remodeling professionals, read an article written for Chicago or Houston and implement the remodeling changes in a North Texas home that were suggested for another climate. 

For example, R-factor is very important in Chicago. Yet  R-factor, a measure of a substance's insulating value or resistance to heat flow, is not particularly important in Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston.

Yet you often hear remodeling professionals talk about increasing the R-value of insulation in DFW or replacing windows to increase the R-value of a North Texas wall.

That is why it is important to remodel with a contractor who understands the climate differences.

The United States Department of Energy (DOE) assigns specific locations to climate zones (see map) based on the area of the country in which the a building site is located. 

DFW is on the cusp of the warm, humid climate zone with Houston, yet we are in Zone 3 instead of Zone 2 with Houston. 

Contact Terry Jensen at 972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140.