Winters arrival has home heating experts scrambling to meet demand [Video]

With the mercury dropping to the minus double digits this week in Alberta, heating systems in homes across the province are getting workout.

But home heating experts tell Global News, too many homeowners have been been caught unprepared for the cold weather.

Lucas Kirsch of 2020 Master Home Inspections, said making sure there is enough “insulation in the attic, and the attic hatch in particular,” is one of the most important things you can do to winterize your home.

“We want to make sure that there is a ton of insulation on top of that,” said Kirsch, “So we’re not finding air from the inside of the house, finding its way into a colder space in the attic, which will cause attic rain.”

Kirsch said attic rain happens when you’ve got hot air meeting with cold components, like nails, that are protruding through the sheathing in the attic, which will …