Archive for the ‘Home Improvement’ Category

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie You May Find an Architect Who is Just Trying to Paint His Living Room

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!If you are a parent, grandparent or teacher of young children then you are probably familiar with the series of books by Laura Numeroff.  What starts as an innocent act – giving a mouse a cookie, turns into an extensive, swisting [...]

March 29, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Home Improvement, Insulation  No Comments

Get Some of Your DIY Energy Saving Project Materials Cheap or Free.

I continue to be amazed at the amount of waste created by the construction industry.  Even though more and more construction waste is being recycled, it is still being generated by the ton.  What is also interesting is that a great portion of it could be reused, instead of recycled.  The point here is [...]

October 31, 2009  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Home Improvement, Reduce - Reuse - Recycle  One Comment

Beat the Summer Heat and Conserve Energy with a Whole House Fan

I grew up in a house with a whole house fan, and no air-conditioning.  The fan was great when the temperature went down into the 60’s at night, it pulled cool air throughout the entire house and cooled it down quite nicely.  It even helped after those scorching hot days when the temperature only dropped to [...]

May 19, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Home Improvement  No Comments

Cork Flooring:

The reasons for the increase in popularity of Cork Flooring are numerous.  Cork is appropriate for any room in the house, even kitchens and baths.  It is soft, warm and quiet under foot, great for walking around barefoot.  Like hardwood flooring, it will not harbor allergens and it is easily maintained.  Furthermore, not only is [...]

March 31, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Home Improvement, Strategy/Product of the Week  2 Comments

Preparing to lay your new wooden floor

 
by Ruth Shann
Due to the nature of real wood such as oak it is a living and breathing product. It will expand and contract depending on its environment. A new wood floor looks fantastic but it is always best to ensure it stays looking pristine for years to come. The way to do this is [...]

March 18, 2009  Tags:   Posted in: Home Improvement  No Comments

Hardwood Flooring:

It may not be obvious but some types of flooring are more eco-friendly that others.  The qualities that make hardwood flooring rise above others are: it comes from a renewable resource, it doesn’t take much energy to manufacture it, it cleans easily, it does not harbor allergens, it last for decades, and it adds thermal [...]

March 17, 2009  Tags: ,   Posted in: Home Improvement, Strategy/Product of the Week  No Comments


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