Second floor too hot or too cold
Bedrooms roast in July and freeze in January while the main floor is fine.
What it usually means
- Leaky, unbalanced ductwork — long second-floor runs lose their air along the way
- Attic heat load overhead (thin insulation) in summer
- Rooms over garages with under-insulated floors
- Single-zone systems fighting two-zone physics
What an audit measures
- Duct testing measures leakage; thermal camera finds the under-insulated ceiling and garage-floor sections
- Room-by-room heat-loss calculation shows whether the system can ever balance
Try first (cheap or free)
- Seasonal register balancing: partially close main-floor supplies in summer
- Check the furnace fan setting — 'on' (continuous) evens temperatures for a few dollars a month
The fix ladder
- Duct sealing & balancing
- Attic top-up
- Zoning or a ductless head for the problem floor
Rebates that apply
- HRSP (with assessment) — Get $600 back on your energy assessments — then up to $7,700 for insulation
- HRSP (no assessment) — Heat pump and single-upgrade rebates without an assessment
Want it diagnosed properly?
A registered energy advisor measures instead of guessing — blower door, thermal imaging, and a written upgrade report priced against rebates.
Email us what you’re planning and your postal code — we’ll reply with registered service organizations for your area and which rebates apply.
Email hello@audityourhome.com