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February – Winter Maintenance Checklist

February – Winter Maintenance Checklist

Ahhh February, we are now in the second full month of winter and many people in the northern states and elsewhere are starting to feel run down from a lack of sunshine. If you are starting to feel this way may we suggest that you ...

January is National Radon Month

In case you missed it – January happens to be National Radon Month. Radon (Rn) is a chemical element found on the periodic chart, with an atomic number of 86 found all over the world. Radon is a naturally occurring, radioactive, colorless, and tasteless gas ...

Safety Sunday: 5 Tips for Staying Healthy During Changing Seasons & Wild Temperature Swings

Safety Sunday: 5 Tips for Staying Healthy During Changing Seasons & Wild Temperature Swings

In the last few weeks, it sure has been interesting – here in Alabama we would go from freezing temps in the morning with highs in the 70’s later that day. In Denver, they had the opposite issue when they went from T-Shirt weather in ...

Taxes, Record Keeping, & Clearing the Clutter

Taxes, Record Keeping, & Clearing the Clutter

UPDATE - this was originally written in 2011 - for 2012 taxes are due on the 17th, and then we go back to the 15th for the next three plus years... Oh no, it’s April 16th and taxes were due… on the 18th? In reality, ...

Air Sealing: Benefits, Concerns, & How-To Find the Leaks

Air Sealing: Benefits, Concerns, & How-To Find the Leaks

Air can easily leak in and out of a home through cracks, joints between different materials, where holes have been drilled to allow pipes and wire to enter the structure, and many other openings. Some of the popular areas for air leakage is around doors, ...

25 Conservation Tips & Tricks

25 Conservation Tips & Tricks

In our last article, “Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?” we covered plenty of the issues that involve your actual house while it is being worked on. While we have also had several articles on making your house more energy efficient, ...

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Air Sealing your house:

Air Sealing: Benefits, Concerns, & How-To Find the Leaks - a DIY blower door
Air Sealing: Materials & Methods for sealing common leaks (Part 1) - common tools & materials used to help seal up air leaks
Air Sealing: Materials & Methods for sealing common leaks (Part 2) - Tips, Tricks & things not to do while air sealing your house
HVAC: The Duct System
The Attic: Baffles, why air sealing is important, creating a walkway, insulating the hatch, insulating the attic floor (Ten tips for working safely in the attic)
The Hot Roof Option
Insulating your basement

Money Saving Articles:

Money Saving Tips & Tricks article (Part 1)
Money Saving Tips & Tricks article (Part 2)
25 Conservation Tips (Electricity, Water, Heating, Cooling, Cooking, Hot Water, Your Vehicle)
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