[sammyg2]

House was built in late 60's, I've replaced all glass with double-pane windows and sealed the house up fairly tight (for so Cal).
Note i'm not going for a big energy savings here, just want to make the house more comfortable.

The thermostat is in the living room and with the fire place and 8' slider, it's the worst-insulated room.
That messes with the bedrooms etc because that end of the house is always too hot or too cold.

Also the wife had non-IC canned lights installed 5 years ago in the kitchen and living room. They suck. Big holes in the ceiling is all they are.

This weekend I'm going to install LED conversion kits that will seal up the cans to the attic and ceiling and will change them to IC rating.
That'll make a big difference.
As much as I hate being forced into the darned overpriced-tree-hugger-hippie LED craze, it makes sense in this case.