Archive for the ‘Insulation’ Category

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

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 series of events.  It turns out that giving a mouse a cookie is not a [...]

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

How to Insulate Your Old Double Hung Windows

If you have old double hung windows and you have already installed storm windows, weatherized the sashes and done everything that you can think of to make them energy efficient, there may be one more thing that you can do.  Older windows have ropes attached to the sashes that run up the jambs and over [...]

February 2, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Insulation, Weatherize  No Comments

How to Insulate your Crawlspace and Keep your Toes a Little Warmer.

You may not realize it, but hundreds of dollars might be slipping out from under your feet every year.  Adding R-19 insulation to a 400 square foot crawlspace could save you $125 a year on your heating bills and pay for itself in about a year.  With an investment of a few hours this energy [...]

January 17, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: Energy Conservation, Insulation  2 Comments


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