Home Heating Savings
Home Energy Conservation – No Cost Heating Savings Tips – 1
Tweet Editor’s Note: To view the 240+ different energy conservation tips for the home we have collected, simply access our Un-Official Guide To Home Energy Conservation. In the previous two articles within our Home Energy Conservation series, we looked at activities which the average home owner can do which will cost nothing to do, or [...]
Natural Gas Residental Contracts – Renewal 1
Tweet A little short of 5 years ago we signed a contract with Direct Energy for a fixed price natural gas contract over 5 years of 30.9 cents per cubic meters. That was in our previous home. When we moved the contract followed us to our present home. Now, you will always pay a premium over the [...]
Lawn and Garden
Scotts EcoSense Weed B Gon Review – Working In 24 Hours
Tweet Yesterday I wrote about the new EcoSense Weed B Gon from Scotts which is to get rid of weeds through spot application on residential lawns. This selective weed control product was first available just in time for the May 24 weekend back in 2010 within the Greater Toronto Area at all, or most, of the usual home and garden [...]
Disney World
Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Review
Earlier this week, Nancy and I took a break from our home maintenance and improvement chores. We even took a break from visiting various home improvement stores like Rona. We stayed for two nights at the Sheraton Dolphin hotel at Walt Disney World. It is important for us to tell you that the folks at the Walt Disney World Dolphin hotel gave us no compensation at all for this review; in fact, they had no idea that we own our own web site. Sheraton Walt Disney World Dolphin Hotel Sheraton's Walt Disney World Dolphin, and its counterpart … [Read More...]
Bathroom Renovations
Basement Ceiling Leak – Part 7 – The Probable Cause and, Gulp, Action Plan
In Part 6 we wrote about Bennett's investigation into the water that had been causing those ugly brown water stains on our basement's drop ceiling tiles. After spending a fair amount of time (around 2 hours) he said "That's it.". What was … [Read More Of This Article...]
Drywall Repair
Closing Opening in Wall With Drywall
In our continuing series on the repair of the crack in our finished basement foundation, last time we saw the approach and techniques used to repair the opening in the wood frame, apply the new insulation and finally repair the opening which had been … [Read More Content Limit...]
Floor Tile Projects
Newly Tiled Floor Takes Shape
In the previous article within our floor tiling home renovation project series, we discussed the issue, or non issue as it were, with the hairline cracks in the additional supporting base cement. Today I thought I would pause in talking about any … [Read More Of This Article...]
530+ Home Energy & Water Savings
Green Savings
Free Home Energy & Water Cost Savings Collection With over 530 items, below is the 3rd Edition of our free energy saving and water saving ideas, suggestions, tips, etc. to save you money in your home be it a house, condo or apartment. Be it energy or water usage reduction, these are green savings for the home. Being … [Access Our Free 530+ Money Saving Ideas]
Sealing Home Air Leaks
Drop Ceiling Vent Cover Installation – Part 1 – What Were They Thinking?
Summer time is here and with it hot temperatures and humid air. Even with our turbine vents on the roof helping to get rid of the rising hot air in the house and our exterior solar blinds helping to reduce the direct sun light from overheating our … [Read More Of This Article...]
LED Light Bulbs
Toshiba Dimmable LED PAR20 Light Bulbs
We have written a lot about saving energy in the home, saving electricity in the home, replacing incandescent (old fashioned) light bulbs in the home with CFL or LED light bulbs. This includes the common A19 model (which fits in most table lamps and ceiling receptacles) and the PAR20 model which is commonly used in recessed ceiling light … [Read More Of This Article...]
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