National Weatherization Day

Meridian, Miss. Members of Multi-County Community Service Agency were out on 45th Avenue in Meridian helping weatherize a home Thursday. If you did not already know Oct. 30 is National Weatherization Day. MCCSA members along with the help of the Navy were out hammering and taping insulation getting the home ready for any type of weather.

They are going to be shooting insulation through the house, through the roof and they say it is going to be going through the walls. And they are remodeling some of the windows because this is a very old house, said Edna Walker, the homeowner.

The reason why MCCSA was out weatherizing Walker's home was to help increase its energy efficiency. The weatherization program is possible due to a grant to help the elderly, disabled, and families with children. This home was being prepped to help save the homeowner money during the year.

We are trying to wrap a blanket around this house, but what we call a blanket. We are putting insulation in the attic. We are putting insulation in the walls. We are putting insulation up under the bottom of the house, because what our job is to help this client save on its energy bills, explained Freddie McCoy Weatherization Director with the MCCSA.

McCoy says that there are ways that any homeowner can weatherize their home and help lower your electric bill.

When you blow a balloon up and when you poke a hole in a balloon, it leaks. A house is just like a balloon. We pressurize a house just to see how much pressure a house can hold. And if a house can hold no pressure it is because it has a lot of air leaks. And that is what you want to do you want to stop up the cracks, explained McCoy.

Well, I feel pretty good for them to come and help me. It is a blessing for somebody to come and help others said Walker.

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National Weatherization Day