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Weatherization Services & Home Repair Loans

Seattle homeowners and rental property owners can get free weatherization services if they meet income qualifications. (Qualification is by tenant income.) Low-interest home improvement loans may also be available to homeowners for further needed repairs.

Download Weatherization for Homeowners or Weatherization for Rentals application. Or call (206) 684-0244 to apply. Need more information? See our HomeWise brochure >>

To qualify, you must meet certain income guidelines. An Outreach Representative will determine whether you are eligible to receive HomeWise weatherization. You might also want to consider installing conservation measures as part of a home repair loan. (see next section)

Weatherization
The HomeWise weatherization program is for homes with low income households and apartment buldings that qualify by residents' income.

Work may include:

• Insulation of the attic, walls, waterpipes, floors at crawlspace, and crawlspace (including ground cover)
• Venting of bathrooms/kitchens
• Pipe wrapping to avoid freezing
• Air Sealing
• Weatherstripping of exterior doors
• Window caulking
• Duct insulation
• Furnace repair, tune-up/replacement
• Combustion appliance safety
• Energy conservation-related repairs
• Partial payment for other measures that add value by energy conservation benefit

These improvements can help you save energy, lower heating and cooling costs and save money on your utility bills. Call (206) 684-0244 or e-mail HomeWise Weatherization for a prescreening to see if you qualify.

Using state of the art equipment, a HomeWise Property Rehabilitation Specialist will conduct an energy analysis of the home and recommend a conservation package to fit your needs. The energy conservation package, which includes insulation, venting, weatherstripping, and more, will be installed during construction.

Home Repair Loan
The Home Repair Loan provides low-interest loans to repair owner-occupied, single family homes with low to moderate income households.

In just a few years' time, the investment will pay for itself in lower energy costs, and help preserve our environment as well!

HomeWise 3% interest home repair loans are funded by local federal programs which prioritize health and safety repairs. Homeowners are given as much flexibility as possible, but work items which threaten the health of the occupants or the integrity of the structure must be corrected before other work is started. HomeWise staff will assist you in understanding these priorities and making your project work for you.

Repair work may include:

• Accessibility modifications
• Bathroom and kitchen updates
• Code and health and safety repairs
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Roof and gutters
• Sewer or water lines
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The loans start at $3000, have a 3% interest rate and a term of up to 20 years.

For very low income homeowners, a deferred payment loan (no monthly payments) may be possible, with the principal gathering only simple interest. One of our loans can help you live in a safer, healthier home.

Call (206) 684-0244 or e-mail HomeWise Rehab Loan for an application.