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]
Saving on Heating Bills
Cheap Home Heating Bill Savings & Conservation Tips – 4
Editor's Note: To view the 500+ different energy and water conservation tips for the home we have collected, simply access our free home Energy Saving and Water Saving Guide, 2nd Edition Yesterday, in Part 3, we continued to review the many money saving tips for saving on your home's heating bill this winter which will cost you just a little to … [Read More Of This Article...]
Faucets
How To Install A Bathroom Faucet
How to install a bathroom faucet, you ask? It is not as difficult as you might think. Last month I installed a faucet in the shared bathroom in my home, myself. You can too if you know what to do, have a few tips in your back pocket and just a little patience. And, pretty soon you will be telling others how to install a bathroom faucet … [Read More Of This Article...]
Reno and Repair Projects
Reno Projects
We write about our many home renovation and energy conservation efforts as well as new products or services we try. In many cases our efforts results in five or more articles which constitute a project, with one … [Access Our Reno and Repair Series...]
Bathroom Renovations
Home Power Outage Lighting System Review
A while back we received a home power outage lighting system from a company called Mr. Beams. It has taken us until now to take a look into this simple, wireless product which can automatically provide lighting where used in your home when the … [Read More Of This Article...]
Drywall Repair
Completing Drywall Repair
In the previous article in this series, we had completed the two layers of primer paint onto the sanded area of drywall repair, with each coat slightly exceeding the width of the prior to avoid a noticeable bulge in the finished repair. Now we are … [Read More Content Limit...]
Floor Tile Projects
Basement Ceiling Leak – Part 11 – Not Just One Cause
In Part 10, Bennett had finished breaking up the poured concrete floor as part of repairing the floor of the new shower that was part of our home renovation just 9 months ago. Even before the pieces of concrete were removed from the shower floor, … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Maintenance
Caulking Guns – Is There A Difference?
Yes. I am known as one who likes to save a buck when I can. I tend to buy what's on sale and what is the cheapest, per unit. So, when it came to a caulking gun, way back when I saved a buck or two and purchased the cheapest. Here is he … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Reno and Repair
Finishing the Door Handle Installation – Part 2
In yesterday's article we provided visual evidence of what an unfinished installation of the door handle hardware can look like. Today we conclude with the approach we used to finish the job. To finish the job and provide a more professional … [Read More Of This Article...]
Energy Audits & ecoENERGY
ecoENERGY Report – Part 1
Happy New Year. What are your resolutions? Here's one that's different. If you are a home owner, please resolve to have an energy audit in January. Don't wait. Do it now. This is the first in a series of articles about the ecoENERGY evaluation we … [Read More Of This Article...]
LED Light Bulbs
Philips Ambient 12.5 Watt LED
We have written many articles about LED lighting over the past several months or so. Recently, we received two of the new Ambient 12.5 Watt LED light bulbs in the A19 size from Philips to try. I was curious because I really liked the 8.6 Watt A19 LED light bulbs. In fact, I am a big proponent of LED lights in general for the home (house, … [Read More Of This Article...]
Home Solar Electricity
Comparing MicroFIT Solar Panel Installation Vendors – Payment Terms
Did you know that you do not merely have to accept the payment terms included in a proposal from a solar panel installation vendor? Challenge them; they might surprise you. You will be paying them tens of thousands of dollars of your hard … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Chared Lawn Mower
Solar Charged Lawn Mower – Part 7 – This Mower is Self Propelled, Ladies and Gentlemen, Just Like a Gas-Powered Mower
OK, that's a very long title. And, I don't mean to be shouting. However, I keep coming across people or organizations who should know better yet are incorrectly classifying the new solar charged electric 24V lawn mower from Linamar Consumer … [Read More Of This Article...]
Sealing Home Air Leaks
Sealing Ceiling Air Vent Air Leaks
In the previous article, I had decided to use Polyken 360-17 duct tape to seal the leaks in the ceiling vent of one of our basement rooms, the one which had a drywall type of ceiling. However, remember, the edges of the vent boot were rough and … [Read More Of This Article...]
Solar Air Heating
Solar Air Heating – Part 2 – Usage Considerations
Yesterday in Part 1, we reviewed generically what solar air heating (also known as a solar space heating unit or solar heat collector) is all about. Today we would like to write about usage considerations. Now, the type of solar air heating … [Read More Of This Article...]
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