Remodeling your home can be quite strenuous depending on how much money you are going to be spending to get all of the building materials that you need. When you are remodeling your home you have to consider everything you need and want because you do not want to start a project that you are only going to have half of the material for.Nobody
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Remodeling your home is something that you do every now and then just to change the look and the feel of your surroundings. Remodeling your home can be done with green materials so that you’ll be able to save on the cost of these building materials as well as save space in landfills. Some people do not know about this option when they are
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This Summer I am cutting costs, but while I plan to save money, I also want to teach my children how to save our planet. The little things do count and they do add up over time. Here are 10 easy and inexpensive ways to get you started on going green this Summer too! 1. Dimmer Switches Dialing down your home lighting helps save
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Many people think that a heat pump is some sort of home heater. Well, it is . . . but it is so much more, because it is also an air conditioner. You see, in the summer time, the heat pump removes heat from the house and expels it by pumping the heat outside. In winter, the process is reversed in that the heat
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Rarely does a thermostat fail completely. Instead, it may not be properly calibrated so it turns on or off at the wrong temperature. To find out if this is your problem, give your thermostat a lie detector test. Here’s how: Each degree cooler ups your air conditioner costs. 1. Tape a known-accurate thermometer to the wall a few inches to the side of the
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Just wanted to start out with a before picture as a reminder of what the space looked like before. I’m currently in the process of remodeling that built in wall unit on the left. I had to remove lots of drywall and metal. We are putting in 3 big pantry sized cabinets (like the ones we have in the kitchen and will include pull
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Since we tried to be eco friendly with our kitchen remodel we wanted to use all LED lights. Originally we were going to use this LED rope light for our under cabinet lighting, however, it was just a little too thick to get around the back of the Microwave hood. So instead of trashing it, we decided to use it as a under stair
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Here are a few pictures after the popcorn ceiling has been removed. Popcorn removal was definitely something that was on the fringe of our budget, but once we did it we knew we made the right choice. We interviewed with 4 different companies that specialize in popcorn removal and we found Renew Ceilings on Angies List for the South Florida area. They rated high
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My husband and I both recently got new cell phones. In the past, I think I would’ve just left my old one to lay around or gave it to my kid to play with. Not anymore. The new phone came with a recycling bag that I can just send it back to the company to be recycled. Love that idea. I could also sell
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We recently had a discussion on the forums about what type of shopping bags we all use. It seemed that although not many of us do, the majority of us are interested in making the eco-friendly switch to canvas. Americans throw away 100 billion plastic bags every year and these mountains of refuse can last up to 1000 years. Check out these stylish “bring
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