From: "news.optonline.net" 
Newsgroups: alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house
Subject: Older house insulation
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Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2007 22:24:25 -0400

I live in NYS and our house is almost 50 years old.  After the original 
owners bought the house they had a second story put on the house.  The 
second story seems very poorly insulated.  In the winter I can put my hand 
on the upstairs bedroom ceilings (or hallways) and feel cold.  Similarly if 
I do that in the summer I can feel warmth from the sun.  The upstairs 
furnace runs constantly in winter and the upstairs central a/c also runs 
constantly during the summer.

The main floor also seems poorly insulated and our walk-in closet of the 
master bedroom (corner of house) is like an icebox each winter.  We need to 
leave the closet door open to be able to use it in the mornings (of course 
this cools and drafts the bedroom but we have little choice).

Do you think the wall insulation is either old, settled, insufficient, 
non-existent, or other?
Should I enlist in a home energy audit and would they be able to recommend 
an action I could take?  Where do I find reliable, reputable people who do 
these audits?

Thanks,
Walter