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Daox · 03-04-12, 08:05 PM

I did more sealing this weekend. I've basically started going room by room doing the DIY home leak test. I check around any trim, any outlets, windows, anywhere there is any holes or joints in the wall. Going room by room is much easier than trying to tackle the whole house at once.

One thing I found was a lot of my outlets on the outer walls were very leaky. I had installed some gaskets on some of them, but they still leak through the outlet itself. So, I went around the outside outlets/switches and sealed them up with expanding foam.

I even removed the outlets and sprayed foam on the inside. This seemed to be what really helped since the outside of most of the recepticals were already sealed.

03-04-12, 08:05 PM	#43
Daox Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Germantown, WI Posts: 5,525 Thanks: 1,162 Thanked 374 Times in 305 Posts	I did more sealing this weekend. I've basically started going room by room doing the DIY home leak test. I check around any trim, any outlets, windows, anywhere there is any holes or joints in the wall. Going room by room is much easier than trying to tackle the whole house at once. One thing I found was a lot of my outlets on the outer walls were very leaky. I had installed some gaskets on some of them, but they still leak through the outlet itself. So, I went around the outside outlets/switches and sealed them up with expanding foam. I even removed the outlets and sprayed foam on the inside. This seemed to be what really helped since the outside of most of the recepticals were already sealed. Attached Images __________________ Current project - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. & To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.