energy-saving home upgrades

When Mike Thompson, a seasoned contractor from Minnesota, first encountered ice dams destroying gutters on a client’s home, he discovered the culprit wasn’t just poor insulation—it was improper airflow. “The homeowner had spent $3,000 on blown-in insulation the previous year,” Mike recalls, “but nobody installed insulation baffles. The insulation was blocking all the soffit vents,…