Home Improvement Posts

Spring Maintenance Checklist

March 20th, 2017

Is your house ready for spring? Although this winter has brought us an unusual amount of school-canceling, perilous-driveway-navigating, and downright gloomy weather, spring is inevitable. And while this light at the end of the tunnel may seem miles and miles away, the last thing we want is for the warmer weather to take us (and […]

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4 Winter Home Projects

January 26th, 2017

Home improvement isn’t just for warmer weather It’s the middle of winter and all you want to do is hibernate, right? Maybe you were buzzing with home improvement energy in the fall, ready to get everything in order before the cold weather set in. Maybe you’re saving your excitement for coming spring and summer projects. […]

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Homeowners: Don’t get duped!

February 3rd, 2016

Read these tips on how to choose a contractor and protect your money. Homeowners should be very careful before choosing a heating and cooling contractor for their home. There are huge differences in quality and professionalism throughout the industry. The “best” contractors will typically be members of one or more professional contractor associations. You […]

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How important is a “Home Energy Checkup”?

January 20th, 2016

Only if you believe that a “leaky home” can waste money And you should! Whether you are heating or cooling your home, leaky homes can waste your hard-earned dollars! The best way to evaluate your home is to have it professionally tested. Home energy assessments, home energy audits and home energy check-ups are all pretty […]

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Aeroseal Featured on PBS’s Hometime with Dean Johnson

January 18th, 2016

This last weekend, Aeroseal duct sealing was featured on national television (again). Check out this clip from Hometime for a great explanation of how the procedure works and how you could see improvements to indoor air quality, dust, consistent comfort and heating expenses. I encourage everyone to ask your local heating and cooling contractor if […]

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Do you know your home? Really?

December 2nd, 2015

A little bit of useful knowledge can go a long way for homeowners. The average suburban family home has become a much more complicated and sophisticate system than ever before! Long gone are the days of wood-burning stoves and cracking a window open to feel the cool summer breeze. Today’s home commonly has forced-air ductwork, […]

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A Home Performance Assessment In Pictures

April 9th, 2015

Have you ever wondered what happens when you sign up for a Home Performance Assessment? Well, in our habit of demystifying all things HVAC, we have laid out a few simple photos and descriptions of some things that could happen at a Home Performance Assessment. Every home’s assessment will look different. And, not all of the […]

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Home Performance Financing 101

February 6th, 2015

Is all this talk about Energy Upgrades and Home Performance getting you down because you’d love to make improvements to your home, but lack the finances to make it happen? Believe it or not, we were in the same boat (even though we both work in the industry). We were aware of the enormous benefits of […]

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Wintered-In Improvements

December 6th, 2013

This cold winter weather can sometime leave us feeling stuck inside our homes more than any other season with the wind, the rain, the snow, the sludge… oh winter! All of this extra time spent inside reminds you of all the improvements you’ve been meaning to make to your home, but never had the time […]

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