Jessica lives with her family in western Idaho. She loves home remodeling projects; the fantasizing, the planning, the shopping, the lists, crossing tasks off as they are completed and of course, the final project. Her husband? Meh, not so much. In fact, he truly hates DIY projects. One thing they …
8 Smart Ideas to Keep Your House Warm
When it's cold outside and maybe chilly inside too, do you wonder what it will take to keep your house warm, and I mean really warm as if you were snuggled up by the fireplace? Perhaps your mother once said to you, "Close the door! You're heating the whole neighborhood!" That may have been your …
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Home Improvements to Reduce Heating Costs
Home improvements can help you control heating costs which seem to go up every year. You can't control the price of heating fuel (oil, gas or electric) but you can control how much energy you use to heat and cool your home. And here's a story about why you want to control your home's energy …
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Smart Thermostats Make Home Heating Sexy
Thermostats are like light bulbs, they haven't changed very much in years (the white sphere circle that gives actual and desired room temperatures was invented in 1953). Why? Because most thermostats are installed by home builders or HVAC (heating, ventilation and air condition) contractors and …
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Insulation Doesn’t Work by Itself
Insulation is just one component in your heating system. Most people first think about their furnace (boiler, wood stove, etc) and then insulation but that's not all you need to create a home that's warm and comfortable when the temperature outside is colder than 68° Fahrenheit. As winter …
How Many Types of Insulation Are There?
Insulation is key to making today's home more energy efficient but you've got to use the right product, in the right place. For example, DAP provides different foam products -- you need to use the one for windows and doors because the other foam product will expand and harden, causing potential …
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