7. PLUG GAPS IN THE BASEMENT
lasts for decades but is time-consuming to install, while some self-stick
plastic types are easy to put on but don’t last very long. Adhesive-backed
EPDM rubber ($8 for 10 feet) is a good compromise, rated to last at least
10 years. Nifty gadgets called pulley seals ($9 a pair) block air from
streaming though the holes where cords disappear into the frames.
Gaps low on a foundation wall matter if you’re trying to fix a wet
basement, but only those above the outside soil level let air in. Seal
those with the same materials you’d use in an atti Έ