Places often missed with insulation

[mom-from-missouri]

I got this from my monthly local eletric coop newsletter. 2 places often missed with insulation are:

Around the tub and shower, esp between the tub, shower and outside walls.

Around canned or recessed lighting. However, this requires a special type of insulation kit to prevent the cans from overheating and causing fires.

I also just heard on the radio that another place often missed is outside water faucents. We have ours covered--the insulation cover for it costs me around $4.

[momof1in150]

My DH walked around the outside of our home when we purchased it and filled all the open spots/crevices with spray foam. We also found out the a small crawl space under the foyer wasn't insulated so he insulated that - HUGE difference. We added weather stripping around the outside doors and that was also a huge help.