Thinking about turning off the cable or satellite service to save money? You aren’t alone. Times are tough and a lot of us need to trim our expenses. You’ll probably be surprised at the amount and quality of programming that you can get over an antenna that you can install for the price of a [...]
Picture of a typical NFRC window label - Snagged from the NFRC website.
Almost everything you need to know about windows can be found on the NFRC label that comes on the window, and your window dealer should be able to furnish you with this information before you place your window order.
What you will find [...]
The right home improvements can save you money beginning almost immediately and increase the resale value of your home, while also making your home a more comfortable place to live. In the future many home buyers are going to be much more concerned with energy efficiency and total cost of ownership.
Tighten you HVAC Duct [...]
Free NEC Standard Method Single Family Residential - Electric Service Entrance Load Calculator
What is this?
Enter plain numbers in cells without text or labels. If you leave any cells empty they will be calculated as zero.
Total Square feet of dwelling
Total # of Small Appliance Branch circuits (must be at least 2). If you [...]
The Airtight Drywall Approach to a Tight Thermal Envelope
The building envelope is the part of the house which separates the indoors from the outdoors, and consists of the floor on the bottom level, the ceiling on the top level, the exterior walls, the exterior floor bands, and of course the doors and windows. The [...]
Locate the main water cut off for the house and procure any tools that you may need to quickly turn the water off, in case you have leaks when it thaws out. But unless you suspect that you have burst pipes, don’t turn off the water yet.
Open up all of the indoor faucets (sinks, [...]