Lower Your Energy Bills With The Right Home Exterior (NAPSA)—If you’re a home- owner looking to save on energy bills, one good solution may actu- ally be on the outside of your home. The right exterior siding can significantly cut energy costs by helping to keep the home warmerin cool months and cooler in warm months. And for styleconscious homeowners, energysaving exteriors can also give the house a unique and stylish look (or facelift) and increase your home’s value. Sound too good to be true? Not so, with an Exterior Insula- tion and Finish System (EIFS). Here’s how EIFS works: The right type of exterior siding can help homeowners cut energy costs. shaped, colored and textured to achieve virtually any look. Dryvit, Energy Exterior insulation systems for example, manufactures differ- owners, builders and architects because of their design flexibility cate brick, limestone, stucco and eranite, allowing for the design of have become popular with home- and energy efficiency. By providing insulation on the outside of the wall where it is much more effective, these exterior cladding systems significantly reduce the ent finishes that accurately repli- more unique and visually interesting homes. A striking and much publicized example of Dryvit’s Custom Brick” finish can be seen at the Venetian Hotel in Las year-round cost of heating and cooling. In an independent study Vegas—on both interior and exte- ratory, one EIFS (manufactured by Dryvit Systems, West Warwick, RI) performed far better on energy make EIFS a truly unique home exterior option. by the Oak Ridge National Labo- tests than the six other common cladding choices tested (including brick, pre-cast concrete and wood). Today, we know that Dryvit home exteriors lower energy costs by at least 20 percent. Design One of the unique benefits of EIF systems is that they can be rior walls. Enhanced energyefficiency and varied finish styles Quality Guarantee Dryvit’s residential systems can carry a warranty “as long as the mortgage,” with 30 years of coverage when installed by qualified building professionals. For more information on this exclu- sive warranty and on EIFS in gen- eral, visit www.dryvit.com or call 800-4DRYVIT.
