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Article: INSULATING YOUR CRAWL SPACE WILL PAY IN SAVINGS, COMFORT

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March 7, 1988
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PHOTO Insulating crawl space can reduce heating bills.

THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. UTILITY BILLS"Cut your utility bills" appears Mondays in the Post- Tribune. Correspondence should be addressed to: James Dulley, Post- Tribune, 2654 Jessup Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45239.

Q: Our house is built over a crawl space and the floors are cold. The walls and ceiling are well insulated. Would it be worthwhile to insulate the crawl space, too? - A.R. A: It would be very worthwhile to insulate your crawl space and the savings would pay back the cost quickly. Your feet will feel warmer and your heating bills will be lower.

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