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Do The Walls Of My Old House Need To Be Insulated?
September 28, 2012I get this question all the time. Do the walls of my old house already have insulation in them? There are a few ways to figure this out: 1. The age of your house. This is the best and easiest indicator. 2. Check yourself, there are 2 ways, the non-invasive and the invasive way. 3. […]
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How Much Does Attic Insulation Cost? A Helpful Guide
September 17, 2012Like many things in life, insulating an attic with blown in insulation is something none of us do very often and generally have no idea what it could/should cost. If you are trying to budget for this project and/or decide to install attic insulation yourself, this guide will help give you a range to work […]
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Why Your Gas Bill May Triple In The Next 5 Years
September 9, 2012No, this is not a scare tactic, it’s simple supply and demand – economics 101. The short answer to the question? Free trade. We Americans are spoiled, you’ve heard that before. It’s an exaggeration for many topics, but when it comes to energy prices, it’s definitely true. With natural gas, it’s especially true. According to Forbes in […]
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What Is An Energy Audit And Why Do I Want One?
September 4, 2012This is a question I answer all the time, since the gas company rebate program I work with requires an energy audit to get up to $1250 in rebates. First off, the IRS is NOT involved… They are also called home performance assessments or evaluations, but energy audit definitely gets the most hits on Google. […]
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How to Insulate and Ventilate Knee Wall Attics
August 23, 2012Have you struggled to find good information about how to insulate and ventilate the knee wall attics of your home? Struggle no more. Plus an eBook is coming on it…
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7 Fall Tips to Save Money This Fall – And They’re Cheap to Free!
August 12, 2012Fall Is Coming! Be Ready! Here Are 7 Tips to Help. BRRRR! The crazy hot weather that has been with us in Cleveland and most of the US since March has finally broken. I’m wearing a hoodie as I write this for the first time in months. We will probably see 90 again, don’t worry, but […]
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What Do I Do First to Make My Home More Efficient? The Conservation Pyramid Part 1
July 22, 2012The Conservation Pyramid Energy conservation, on top of being boring, is confusing as well. That sucks – it shouldn’t be either! It’s like the History Channel. I too nearly nodded off in history classes in school, but man, the History Channel is fascinating! I wish I had cool videos for you, but part of what […]
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Why I Don’t Like Spray Foam In Existing Home Walls
July 12, 2012Foam insulation can be really good. But it depends on what kind. If you are thinking about putting it in the walls of an existing home, read this first. A cautionary tale from my own home.
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Why won’t my air conditioning keep up on hot days? Why is upstairs so hot?
July 9, 2012It was almost 100 degrees here in Cleveland on Saturday 7-7. (That’s hot for us Midwesterners, folks in Lousiana probably think we’re wusses.) Most of us, including me, cowered in our houses like there was a blizzard outside. I sweated just thinking about going outdoors. Meanwhile, was your air conditioner cowering as well? Did it […]
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Halogen Bulbs Are REALLY HOT! LED ones aren’t. A comparison.
July 9, 2012While I am a home performance guy by trade (or insulation contractor, if you must call me that), I am actually an energy geek, interested in all things that conserve energy cost effectively. To that end, for diagnosis purposes, I just bought a little infrared gun that tells you the temperature of a spot you […]
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Why You Will Replace Your AC In The Next 5-10 Years
July 6, 2012Have you heard of R-134a refrigerant? No? Well, that’s the new freon in your car’s air conditioner. Freon has been phased out and is getting more expensive. Fortunately, cars can be converted. Why do you care? I just learned some bad news from Angie’s List – the same thing is happening to your house’s air […]
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Changing Incandescent Under Cabinet Lights to LED
July 5, 2012I try to practice what I preach. I tell homeowners all the time to switch to CFLs and LEDs from their old school heat lamps, I mean light bulbs. I put my money where my mouth is on July 4th, and changed out my kitchen under cabinet lights. These lights are on 6-8 hours/day pretty […]
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