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Whether you are facing extreme heat during summers or cold during winters it is essential to keep your home properly insulated under the right temperature.If your house is under-insulated due a a single or multiple reasons, it can cause unnecessary discomfort to you and your family as well as can go on to damage the structure of your home. 

To check if your home is the victim of poor/under insulation, we have compiled 10 of the most common and important signs to determine if that’s the case.

Here are the top 10 signs that show that your home might be poorly insulated:

1. High energy bills: A quick look at your energy bills can give you an idea about the insulation in your home. If your insulation systems are a bit old and your energy has started to get more expensive over time with no proper reason, there is a good chance that your heating systems have gotten less effective with the course of time resulting in such a drastic increase in your bills.
   
   
2. Frozen Pipes: If you live in an area where it gets really cold, frozen pipes are a sign that your house is under-insulated. Frozen pipes can cause additional problems too such as the water supply to your home will be excessively cold and if those pipes burst they can cause unnecessary damage to your plumbing structures and your house. 
   
   
3. Pest Infestation: Another sign of a poorly insulated home is that it might have pest problems with them entering your property through gaps in the doors, windows and so on. A properly insulated home will keep your home under desirable temperatures and also will keep pests such as rodents, cockroaches, etc out of it. 
   
   
4. Water Leakage: If your attic shows signs of damage such as: wood decay, developing molds, etc after a period or rain showers, this could also be a sign of poor insulation. Poor insulation leads to under heating which in turn tends to let water in which goes on damage the structure of your home.
   
   
5. Home stays cold: If your home stays cold during winters despite you turning on the heater or other such devices, this is a sign for you to upgrade/repair your heating system to ensure that you and your family do not go under insulated during bad weather.
   
   
6. Excessive heat during summer: If your home tends to get heated up extremely during summer, it is time you switch to fossil insulation. This reflects harmful heat waves away  back into the atmosphere and helps keep your home under moderate temperatures.
   
   
7. Inconsistent home temperatures: If the temperature in your house keeps on fluctuating from one room to the other, this is a sign that the home has lost thermal efficiency and is now under-insulated. A well insulated home will have consistent temperatures throughout the rooms unlike the ones which are not properly insulated. 
   
   
8. Moisture/Internal Condensation: Internal moisture such as puddles and condensation around your home, are a byproduct of poor insulation. 
   
   
9. Frozen Walls: The simplest and cheapest way to check if your house is under-insulated is to check the temperature of your walls just by touching it. If the walls tend to be damp or lower/colder than the temperature of the room, you might be facing insulation problems. It is a sign that your furnace is not generating enough heat to keep your walls warm.
   
   
10. Noise penetration: A properly insulated home not only keeps out cold but also noises from your house from leaking out and vice-versa.