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Insulation in Rensselaer: July highs average about 81°F; January lows average about 14°F; the typical home was built around 1957 (70% before 1980).
In Rensselaer County, July highs average about 81°F and January lows about 14°F, with roughly 43 inches of rain a year. Long, cold winters put furnaces and pipes to the test.
Over the last 10 years the National Weather Service recorded damaging thunderstorm winds, flash floods and floods in Rensselaer County, with hail up to 1 inches across. After a storm, a quick roof and gutter check catches damage before it turns into a leak.
The typical home in Rensselaer County was built around 1957, about 69 years ago, and 70% were built before 1980. Homes that age often need updated wiring, plumbing and roofs.
Rensselaer County has had 17 federal disaster declarations in the last 25 years, most often for severe storms; the latest was Hurricane Henri (2021).
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Uneven rooms, high bills and an attic you can see the joists in are the signs; older homes often have far too little.
Attic insulation and air-sealing usually pay back fastest.
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