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Home repair

Friday, March 29th, 2013

With the advent of the spring storms that always come, I am getting prepared ahead of time. I already have all of the information I need in case something happens to the house. I found home repair grants to cover what the home owners insurance doesn’t. There are different programs available and all you have to do is find the ones in your area. We get really bad storms in our area, with high speed straight line winds as well as tornadoes, so it is always best to prepare for it before they come.

The home energy team can help with all kinds of stuff. If your electric bill is too high, they will do an energy audit to see where you are losing energy at. I have mine done every year. Usually right before winter kicks in, but it doesn’t hurt to do it before summer gets here either. You can also find energy saving solutions online to help with that as well. There are a lot of little tricks to use that will bring that bill down a bit.

Home energy audit

Friday, December 21st, 2012

I am having another home energy audit. For some reason our light bill sky rocketed. Since we do regular upkeep on our home, this should not be happening. If it is something major, which I doubt, we can get home improvement grants to help pay for the repairs. I ma sure that it has to be something small though, because if it was major, we would be able to see it for ourselves.

We already have energy efficient windows in our home, so it cannot be that. We have had a lot of rain lately and my husband is wondering if there is a leak in the roof that is not readily apparent. That would have a negative effect on the insulation up in the attic. I really hope that is not the problem. It is more likely that a wild rodent of some kind, like possum, or raccoon has burrowed in the house and opened a hole somewhere that is letting the heat out and cold air in. We shall see.

Energy drinks

Wednesday, December 5th, 2012

The energy drink craze has officially hit my house. It seems like all of the kids are wanting to drink them. I won’t allow the younger one to, but the older ones have reached the age that it is kind of petty not to let them. I love Red Bull myself, and the kids have always asked for me to let them have one of those or the Rock Stars that they see in the store. Rock Star is their favorite. Whenever I let them have one, it has to be early in the day and we have to be going somewhere that they are going to be able to run it off in some fashion. Skating, swimming, bike riding, etc…

Replacing the windows

Monday, October 22nd, 2012

I have decided to replace the windows in the house. As you know, I am always trying to save on energy costs and these old windows are just not cutting it. Finding replacement windows newport news va, is not very hard. I will have them done in no time at all. They do have to be done before it gets any colder though, and this week is the perfect time to do it. The weather is beautiful.

Home energy audit

Wednesday, July 25th, 2012

Well my electric bill jacked up higher then it should have. Way higher to be honest. I am going to have to have a home energy audit to find out where the problem is. A Home Energy Audit tells you where the problem areas are in your home. If you have leaks around your windows that let out your air conditioning or heat, they will let you know. It helps tremendously to be able to detect those areas and fix them, because it will save you hundreds of dollars a year.

If you can find energy saving solutions to help bring down your bill, you have more money in your pocket. Also, by doing this the energy companies have less output and there is less consumption all around. I take this very seriously, because we produce so much energy here in the US and the costs are exorbitant. If you haven’t done this before, you really might want to look into it. I promise that it will save you a bundle.