March 2023 - Pests, Blower Doors, and Why Your Diagnosis Is Probably Wrong

Jeff Flaherty brings in Jason DiBiase from Rochester Pest Pro to talk about something most homeowners don't connect: the same gaps that leak air also let in mice, bats, squirrels, and carpenter ants. Jason walks through what happens when animals nest in insulation, why droppings are a bigger indoor air quality problem than most people realize, and why a tight house without proper ventilation can actually make pest problems worse over time. Jeff covers the Inflation Reduction Act tax credits that are actually settled, why the rest is still being sorted out by the state, and why chasing rebates before doing a whole-house assessment is a good way to put the wrong things in your home. Plus Jason's firsthand blower door story, where Jeff found his fireplace sucking conditioned air out of the house through a gap nobody could see without the test running.