Keep York County Warm. A Guide to Volunteering

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1 Keep York County Warm A Guide to Volunteering October 13, 2014

2 Keep York County Warm Overview What will I be doing today? United Way of York County and Habitat for Humanity received applications from low-income and disabled homeowners for weatherization. Today you will be visiting these homes to weatherize! Tell me about the logistics! Here is some information about your day: 1. You will get some breakfast! 2. You will break up into teams for weatherizing. 3. Each team receives two homes to weatherize. 4. Each team will receive a box filled with weatherization materials. 5. Each team will receive a packet with: a. directions to the homes b. information packets for homeowners c. a waiver for the homeowner to sign d. an assessment sheet about the home 6. Drive to your first home on the list and call the homeowner to say you are on your way! 7. Upon arriving, review the assessment notes and talk to the homeowner to determine what you will be doing for weatherization. Note: every home is different! You may only need to plastic a few windows or put stripping around a door or insulation around some pipes. 8. Conduct weatherization and have homeowner sign waiver. 9. After completing both homes, return to Habitat for Humanity with extra supplies and waivers. 10. Thank you!! To Prevent our Volunteers from Burning out we ask the following: 1. Ask the homeowner to join you in your service if he or she is capable. The homeowner agreed to this when filling out the application! 2. Please take no more than 2.5 hours on a home. If it looks like it will be longer, please leave materials with the homeowner for him or her to complete. Some Notes About Safety! Please do NOT go under buildings or on roofs. Please do not go above five feet off of the ground! If you feel uncomfortable, don t do it! We want to have a safe and productive day. Volunteers MUST have more than one volunteer inside the home at all times! Some homeowners live in poor conditions. Please know that you may see some situations that shock you. Again, make note of any serious concerns you may have and return them to United Way with your paperwork and extra materials at the end of the day. Please know that you are not capable of repairing many problems within the home. Use the materials that you have and rep ort the rest back!

3 What is Weatherization? The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements, particularly from sunlight, precipitation, and wind, and of modifying a building to reduce energy consumption and optimize energy efficiency. The Thermal Envelope: where warm air exits and cold air enters

4 How to Use Weatherization Materials Plugging Holes in the Interior Other Materials for Interior of the House: Energy Efficient Light Bulbs Faucet Aerators & Energy Efficient Shower Head

5 Weatherstripping Windows Caulk Caulking Cord Weatherstrip V-strip Foam Plastic Sheeting Storm Window Panels Plastic Sheeting Options: Heat Shrink Plastic in 3 ft. Rolls with Doublesided tape Heavy-duty plastic sheeting (outdoor or basement use) Plastic- Roll on kits: Smaller Heat Shrink Plastic in Rolls with Double-sided tape Ty-zal Plastic: Uses a plastic spline system around the window that locks in plastic wrap until needing to be removed our replaced. Re-usable Custom-fit Storm Window Panels:

6 Weatherizing Doors Door Sweeps Caulking Foam Weatherstripping Door kits Self-stick plastic door sweep (works only on interior doors) V-Channel Heavy duty (triple flange) door sweep Other Materials for Doors: Door Kit: Wood & Vinyl Frame (mounted around outside of the door)

7 Plugging Holes in the Basement Caulking Cord Pipe Insulation Check Dryer ducts Plastic sheeting on basement windows Caulking/Spray Foam holes Other Materials for Basement: Pipe Insulation (wrapped around hot water pipes in basement)

8 Foam board (to fill large gaps) Plugging Holes in the Exterior Check Dryer ducts Plastic sheeting on outside windows Caulking exterior holes Materials for Outside: Spray Foam (expands to fill gaps) Heavy Plastic Work Outside:

9 2014 York County Weatherization Program Scope of Work Summary First Visit: Assessment 1. Explain the Homeowner Agreement and have the homeowner sign two copies, one for the owner, one to be returned to United Way of York County. 2. Explain the Weatherization program to the homeowner and your role as volunteers. 3. If appropriate, measure for storm panels, up to six per house. Window casing must be free of obstructions. A safe location for storage of the weather panels must be identified. 4. Inspect windows for proper operation, cracks, air leakage. 5. Determine the number of wall outlets and switches. 6. Inspect outside doors for operation, weather stripping, threshold, and sweep. 7. Look for other sources of heat loss, wire and pipe penetrations, chimney flue, radiators covered or blocked, etc. 8. Inspect basement for wall penetration by wires, pipes, weather stripping between sill and foundation, other insulation needs. 9. Inspect bulkhead door for proper operation, weather tightness, weather stripping. 10. Inspect drier damper for proper operation, lint build-up. 11. Leave owner with a list of your findings. Number of panels to be installed and where, number of outlet and switch boxes to be insulated, number of door sweeps to be installed, caulking to be done and where, any other actions you deem necessary. Leave owner with a list of actions they must do prior to your return, clearing access to windows, walls, removing obstructions from window casings, etc. Second Visit: Installation 1. Complete the work identified in the first visit. 2. Start with installing the storm panels, wall box insulation, door sweeps, caulking of wallboards, windows, penetrations. 3. As time allows complete other needs identified in initial visit.

10 Other Info to include in packet: Assessment form Closing off Room sheet from YCCA Freezing Pipes sheet from YCCA Volunteer Waiver and Registration Form Volunteer Tool List for Installation (bring what you have): A drill Screwdrivers Box cutter Snipes (to cut metal door sweep to size) Hand saw Hair dryer Caulk gun Scissors Staple Gun Step ladder