Whats the average cost per sq foot to heat your home?

Whats the average cost per sq foot to heat your home?

  • .01 - .10

    Votes: 25 61.0%

  • .11 - .15

    Votes: 6 14.6%

  • .16 - .20

    Votes: 5 12.2%

  • .21 - .25

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • .26 - .50

    Votes: 3 7.3%

  • I am an energy hog!

    Votes: 2 4.9%
  • Total voters
    41
spartanmanor

spartanmanor

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Living in an almost 100 year old house my cost to heat isn’t too good. :no:

Take your average winter monthly heating bill and divide that by your square footage *exclude unfinished basements.

example my house is about 1800 finished square feet and my average heating bill is about $500 [500 divided by 1800 = .28]
 
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I don't feel so bad, now. .06 per sq.ft. here. 1700 sq.ft. home built in 1950. Thermostat sits at 65 during the winter months.
 
Each year I do some energy saving project on our house. When we first moved in we were having $1000 a month heating bills. This year I am adding another 12 inches of insulation in the attic to bring the total up to about 19 inches.
 
.18 for me. I only heat the house when were home and only partially to 68°. And we live in sunny California. I even have double paned windows and good insulation. Utilities are kinda expensive out here. Good thing winter is almost over.
 
spartanmanor said:
Living in an almost 100 year old house my cost to heat isn’t too good. :no:

Take your average winter monthly heating bill and divide that by your square footage *exclude unfinished basements.

example my house is about 1800 finished square feet and my average heating bill is about $500 [500 divided by 1800 = .28]
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What kind of average are you talking about per month or per year ? If your graph is on a yearly basis, you need to expand the cost in an upward direction for those of us that dont live in the tropics (Virginia) . Here in upstate ny where it can go to 20 or 30 below zero on occasion, our annual heating costs are considerably higher than $1.00 per sq/ft. I have 18 inches of insulation in my attic, 6" fiberglass plus 1 inch of foam side walls, low E glass all around, six inches of fiberglass in the floors and I cant get under $1 dollar a square foot on an annual basis with heating oil prices as they are right now.
 
Mine came out to .10. Thats based on an average of $200 month for both gas and electric, so if it's just heating it's probably half that.
 
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Wood stove with high efficiency gas furnace backup. All the wood is cut for basically no cost, so I didn't factor that in.

For cold dry winter climates, I recommend a dryer vent diverter. Less than $5, coolest thing since sliced bread.
 
Interesting topic, but hard to calculate if there are other things running off the same enregy source.

I'm in Asheville, NC. Winter is pretty mild. Home built in 2000. 1600 sq/ft. Have separate upstairs and downstairs electric heat pumps. Everything is electric, including the water heater. Winter cost per 1KWH is $0.078 (low)

My average *total* winter bill runs about $145, or 0.091 sq/ft

However, in the months when the HVAC is turned off (April, May, Oct) the bill is still around $85. Which is a delta of $65. Figuring an extra $65 in the winter months equals 0.041 sq/ft.
 
Damn David.. you must lke it steaming.. we keep the t-stat between 70 and 72 at most, and the highest we've ever had in our house was about 300 a month or so when we first moved in.. now we've been running this year probably at about $200 a month average..

Our place is fairly drafty too.. but nothing like yours must be..
 
Replaced all the windows and added insulation this fall, still waiting to see the effect. Before that, about 0.17-0.18.
 
similost said:
Damn David.. you must lke it steaming.. we keep the t-stat between 70 and 72 at most, and the highest we've ever had in our house was about 300 a month or so when we first moved in.. now we've been running this year probably at about $200 a month average..

Our place is fairly drafty too.. but nothing like yours must be..
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We hardly keep it steaming although we do have steam radiant heat. :D The thermostat stays between 60 and 65 although it is plenty comfy inside with the upstairs staying about 70. Our house is stucco with plaster walls. Between the stucco and the plaster there is nothing but air, no insulation. Adding insulation is on my list but it’s a big job drilling between each stud and blowing it in. With the cost of gas going up this chore becomes more pressing.
 
Saratoga48 said:
What kind of average are you talking about per month or per year ? If your graph is on a yearly basis, you need to expand the cost in an upward direction for those of us that dont live in the tropics (Virginia) . Here in upstate ny where it can go to 20 or 30 below zero on occasion, our annual heating costs are considerably higher than $1.00 per sq/ft. I have 18 inches of insulation in my attic, 6" fiberglass plus 1 inch of foam side walls, low E glass all around, six inches of fiberglass in the floors and I cant get under $1 dollar a square foot on an annual basis with heating oil prices as they are right now.
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this is a monthly average.
 
spartanmanor said:
We hardly keep it steaming although we do have steam radiant heat. :D The thermostat stays between 60 and 65 although it is plenty comfy inside with the upstairs staying about 70. Our house is stucco with plaster walls. Between the stucco and the plaster there is nothing but air, no insulation. Adding insulation is on my list but it’s a big job drilling between each stud and blowing it in. With the cost of gas going up this chore becomes more pressing.
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Ah.. yep.. radiant heat, and walls filled with air.. lived in a few of those and it was expensive... yep.. you've got a lot of work ahead if you are gonna do it yourself instead of hiring someone..
 
similost said:
Ah.. yep.. radiant heat, and walls filled with air.. lived in a few of those and it was expensive... yep.. you've got a lot of work ahead if you are gonna do it yourself instead of hiring someone..
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I did get a quote early on and it was more than $10,000 I really don't think its that bad a job. I will need to get the place repainted once its done though.
 
Time is the big deal about doing it.. and making sure you fill the walls completely... the materials aren't that bad to buy.... You find a place to rent the blower? They usually aren't too expensive for a weekend either.. Used to work at a place we rented them out..
 
Right around .10, but we generally keep the heat around 70 while at home and use a programmable thermostat for during the day, and while we're under the good old down comforter. :D
 
.0373 here ,but I keep the thermostat at 60 day and night. If I get a little sun it stays warmer since I am on the southwest corner of a fourplex.
 
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