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How To: Winterize Your House In fewer days than a weekend, you can enact strategic measures to combat cold floors, wasted energy and higher bills.   |
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October 3, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Prepare to Winterize Your Home Winter brings changes to our schedules, to our moods, and to our homes, too. There are many things you should do around your home before winter really sets in, things that can save you money, and even your life. |
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December 14, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Lower Your Heating Costs As winter settles in, here are some money-saving tips for keeping the cold out. |
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October 28, 2006
Elizabeth Brokamp |
Save Big on Your Heating Bill Winterize your home to stay warm while saving money. |
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October 30, 2007
John Rosevear |
Hold In That Hot Air! Part 2 Winter's coming; here are more winterizing steps for big energy savings. |
This Old House
David Dobbs |
10 Ways to Beat the Heat Staying cool this summer doesn't necessarily mean you have to pay a fortune to keep the air-conditioning running day and night. |
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October 30, 2007
John Rosevear |
Hold In That Hot Air! Winter's coming, and for many of us it's accompanied by the annual knot of concern over high home heating costs. Winterize your home now for big savings. |
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April 18, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Save the Planet, Save Your Pennies To make a lasting impact on the planet and your wallet, consider making an investment of time and a little money in appliances and home improvements. They may cost a little upfront, but they'll save you money in the long run. |
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October 19, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Save on Heating Costs Winter is on the way, and we'll soon be experiencing paroxysms of despair when we open our heating bills. Here are some tips on heating your home for less. |
The Motley Fool
December 17, 2003 |
16 Ways to Cut Fuel Bills You can't control the cost of a barrel of crude, but you can take steps to cut your heating and gas bills. |
This Old House
Katelin Hill |
Little Ways to Save Big on Your Heating Bill Here are three changes you can make this winter that yield worthwhile returns. |
Popular Mechanics
September 19, 2008
Jeff Beneke |
7 Steps to Save Money This Fall by Sealing Leaks and Drafts Finding and filling the dozens of gaps in the shell of your house should be tackled before you even think about replacing windows and doors. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Winterize Your Home Spend a little time now, and you may save a lot of money later. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2008
Jim Gorman |
19 Ways to Slash Your Utility Bill You don't need an infrared camera to reveal utility-bill busters that are left after the obvious stuff is done. You need the right point of view. Big energy leaks are often hiding in plain sight. |
This Old House
Lauren R. |
6 Ways to Cut Your Energy Bill This Summer Easy ways to cut your energy bill so you can stay cool and still have money left over. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Roy Berendsohn |
Window Theory: Seal Windows for a More Efficient Home There's a lot at stake when it comes to choosing, installing and sealing windows. |
The Motley Fool
September 21, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Reduce Your Energy Costs Given that energy expenses are rather steep these days, you may want to consider these simple ways to cut down on your energy costs. |
Popular Mechanics
December 26, 2008 |
How to Prevent Ice Dams, and What to Do If You Get Them To prevent an ice dam, don't heat the roof, keep it cold. That way, the snow on the roof eventually dissipates without making large amounts of meltwater. |
AskMen.com
Michael Estrin |
Easy Ways To Save On Energy Bills Saving energy isn't hard. Try some of these tips and check next month's bill. You'll find that you can save money on energy almost without thinking about it. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
Warm News for Winter Take some control over winter heating bills. |
This Old House
Fran J. Donegan |
Shrink Your Energy Bills Making your home more energy efficient isn't rocket science. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda |
10 Weekend Projects to Make Yours a Smart(er) Home Here are 10 weekend projects and 14 quick tips to make a smarter, more affordable home. |
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July 25, 2006
Dayana Yochim |
Keep Your Cool (and Your Cash) Cut your summer utility bills by as much as 40% with these simple savings tips. |
This Old House
Jeanne Huber |
15 Green Projects for Under $500 Hang your clothes out to dry, wrap your pipes, let worms eat your garbage. With those and our other easy, affordable ideas you can save energy, conserve resources, and make your house a less expensive place to live. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
From the Ground Up: Windows and Doors What makes a grand opening? Tom Silva explains how to choose and install windows and doors to make your home weather-tight. |
This Old House
Joseph D'Agnese |
Eight Homeowners Save Over $12,275 on Energy How? By putting power-saving technologies to work inside their homes. Read on to see if you can do the same. |
This Old House
November 2005
Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk |
Preventing Ice Dams Take care of trouble spots and you will enjoy a winter free of icicles -- and the damage they can do to your roof |
Popular Mechanics
January 2006
Norman Becker |
Homeowners Clinic Expert Q & A Sticky doors... Good idea to remove snow from a ridge vent... Skylights more energy efficient than you think... Installing a water-channeling system beneath a deck... Home heartbeat... Nailmaster... Ready to roll... GE Silicone... etc. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2008
Roy Berendsohn |
How Your Heating System Works: A Primer Regardless of what prompts you to take a second look at your house's heating system, or perhaps the first look, you do need to be conversant with what makes it tick. Here are the basics. |
This Old House
Max Alexander |
A Wall of Windows Goes Into the TOH Cambridge House Catch up on advances in home-window manufacturing. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2006
Ben Hewitt |
Cold Comfort The author built this cold box to replace his refrigerator during Vermont's frigid winter -- saving about 1 kilowatt-hour every day. |
Popular Mechanics
June 23, 2008
Joseph Truini |
5 Money-Saving Ways to Stay Cool This Summer There's a perfect summer storm brewing, and it's going to dramatically increase the cost of keeping our homes cool. |
Popular Mechanics
January 11, 2005
Norman Becker |
Answers To Your Home Improvement Questions Chimney flashing... Rotting floor joists... etc. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2010
Dayana Yochim |
Stop Heating the Entire Neighborhood Save big by giving your home's biggest energy hogs a little TLC. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2, 2008 |
10 Quick Home Maintenance Tips Certain tasks -- when performed regularly -- may actually prevent things from breaking in the first place. |
The Motley Fool
June 25, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Cool Off Your Cooling Bill We're heading into the dog days of summer, July and August, when we'll likely fire up our air-conditioners and then wince when we open our electric bills. Here are some tips on how to reduce your cooling bills. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2010
Ellen Kathrine Hansen |
Denmark's Net-Zero-Energy Home With Home for Life, VKR Holding aims to bring carbon-neutral houses to the masses |
Popular Mechanics
December 9, 2008 |
Home Heating and Cooling Maintenance Keep Repairs At Bay Home maintenance isn't restricted to repairs. In fact, certain tasks -- when performed regularly -- may actually prevent things from breaking in the first place. |
This Old House
Duo Dickinson |
Light, Views, and Air Unfortunately, the power of windows is often most evident when the size, type, or location is miscalculated. So be sure to apply these three rules when you're choosing new windows. |
Seasoned Cooking
February 2005
Michael Fick |
Beating Winter Health Hazards Winter offers health hazards everywhere. Here are some tips to make your winter easier wherever you live, be it north, south, east or west. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2004
Bob Freudenberger |
Repairing Power Windows What are the typical power window problems? Simply stated: drag, a mechanical failure in the mechanism, or an electrical issue. |
This Old House
Josh Garskof |
50 Nifty Tricks for Big DIY Savings The best why-didn't-I-think-of-that ideas for shrinking your household expenses. |
This Old House
Amy R. Hughes |
What's Their Story? Fireplace Summer Fronts Cover up ashes and more with these practical beauts. |
This Old House
Jill Tunick |
Insulation Test Use a blanket of snow to measure how much heat your house is losing. |
This Old House
Dan McLaughlin |
No Smoking Indoors A chimney expert explains the basics behind the bricks in the McCues' new fireplace system in Manchester. |
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Downloadable Fall Inspection Checklist Fall is the time to give your house its annual physical -- before winter's harsh weather sets in. Use this detailed checklist as a guide to making a repair list. |
This Old House
Sal Vaglica |
Break These Bad Homeowner Habits Bad homeowner habits could be undermining your house. Here's how to nip serial "oopses" in the bud -- and how to make them right |
Popular Mechanics
September 18, 2006
Roy Berendsohn |
Autumn Home Checklist Few months fly by more quickly than the last partial summer month. This list will help you prepare your home and yard for Fall. |
This Old House
October 2007
Eileen McCluskey |
Detecting Drafts An energy audit can help homeowners find the spots where fuel costs are flying out the windows and walls. |
AskMen.com
Miranda Lightstone |
Hardcore Thermal Gear Embrace the future of winter and wrap yourself up in some of this hardcore thermal gear. |
