Take Care of Your AC and It Will Take Care of You
About two-thirds of all homes in the U.S. have air conditioning, and the last thing any of those homeowners want to happen is to find themselves with no ac during the hottest months of the year. To help prevent that from happening, it’s important to take care of your air conditioner. Here are some tips regarding preventative maintenance that will help you avoid the need for HVAC repair.
One of the easiest and most important HVAC maintenance tasks any homeowner can do is to change their filter. Having a dirty filter makes your air conditioner work harder, which lowers your energy efficiency and can increase the probability of a breakdown. That’s why it’s important to regularly change your filter. How often it needs to be done depends on the kind of HVAC unit you have. Generally, it can be anywhere from o Continue Reading
3 Ways to Save Money on Your Energy Bill
When summer burns out of control, and the temperatures soar, turn on the air conditioner for some comfort. With 66% of homes in the U.S. having an air conditioner, you are not alone. The ability to control the temperature of the house, no matter the outside air, is one of the things is completely acceptable about living in the modern age. Seek comfort of your home, enjoy the ability of a good night’s sleep, and avoid the risk of health problems due to extreme temperatures. Some people will worry about the cost. After all, it cannot be so cheap to control the temperature of your home. But worry no more. Here are three ways to control costs with a new air conditioner installation.
1. Fix or replace leaking air ducts. These leaks may seem insignificant, but they add up. Leaking ducts can Continue Reading
I Want A More Durable Roof What Should I Look Out For When Hiring A Contractor?
What’s in a durable roof? You may find yourself asking this when the rainy or snowy seasons start coming down and causing all sorts of trouble, from clogging up your gutters to shaking off your tiles. A roof can easily be taken for granted compared to other areas of the home, but that doesn’t mean it’s worth less than your flooring or your walls. Rather, it’s your barrier between you and the elements. It shields you from the extreme temperatures, protects you from insects and makes your home more comfortable than it could ever be without.
Not sure where to get started with your roof’s current quality and needs? The article below will make sure you’re not led astray.
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Your Guide to the Complex World of Landscaping
Every year more and more people move out of their parents house and go out to purchase or rent property. These types of properties can include: apartments, condos, and houses. For those who end up buying houses, they will look to take care of any landscaping and lawn duties on their own. Plenty of consumers like to handle the removal of weed, sticks, and other objects in their lawns. They enjoy mowing their lawn and also planting flowers in their garden. Other people, however, will leave some of this work to landscaping business as they do not want to deal with the complex landscaping needs that come along wth taking care of a lawn. This can be wise because there are some aspects of landscaping that can be very detail oriented and can be on a surface level, just difficult. Some people do not want to Continue Reading
How well drilling saved the west
There is an interesting trend in human culture of people surviving in places that no one would ever expect. It is commonly held belief, at least nowadays, that the modern human species, homo sapiens, began somewhere in East Africa near the Olduvai gorge. It’s not hard to imagine tribes of people, clothed in skins and hide, living among the rocks and scrub plants, peering out at a sunset over the plains. The world was different then. We had no well drilling services, well digging at all, or machines or tools or cars or things as strange and interesting as water well sealing or Continue Reading
Keep Pests Out of Your Home With These Tips
An infestation of pests like rodents, roaches, or termites can be a homeowner or renter’s worst nightmare. To some, it may feel like they’ll never get their house back even after an exterminator or rodent control service has been through. However, rest assured — if you hire professional services, you have a better chance of fully getting rid of your pests than if you try and search for pest control solutions yourself. There are certain things you can do to take control in your home and apartment and reduce your chances of getting an infestation in the first place as well. And, of course, having a set plan of action to follow if you should have an infestation can reduce s Continue Reading
Have You Considered a Job in Welding?
Wind towers in Nebraska are not being built as fast as manufacturers would like and there is one simple reason that many of these jobs are taking longer than expected: lack of welders.
Nebraska, like most states across the nation struggles to find enough skilled laborers, especially welders. In Nebraska, the wind tower manufacturer tried adjusting the work week schedule to attract more workers. In an attempt to attract area farmers looking for more income, the company added a weekend shift. Disappointedly, however, these shifts have been slow to fill.
The average northeast Nebraska welder makes $16.79 an hour, according to the Department of Labor. This puts welders in the area 35 cents behind the area’s mean wage. And while the manufacturing company admits that no one is going to get rich at this wage Continue Reading
Do You Have a New Window Installation Scheduled?
I need someone to come out and look at possible hail damage from last night’s storm and some previous storm damage. I am looking for someone who is professional, someone who can give me a quick response, and someone who has a friendly demeanor. I am hoping the there is someone who would give me a a free, no obligation assessment. Someone who is familiar with this neighborhood and is trustworthy and honest, as well as up front with the repairs my house requires. I know that installing the best windows on my home is a wise decision, but I do not want someone who is going to oversell.
The posts on the neighborhood website are coming fast and furious. An unexpected late night storm quickly turned from heavy rains to damaging winds and hail in some areas. As a result, the neighborhood websites are f Continue Reading
Beat the Heat with AC Maintenance
Nearly two-thirds of the homes in the United States have air conditioning. Air conditioners have come a long way over the last couple decades making them cheaper to purchase and cheaper to run. Today’s air conditioners are approximately fifty percent more energy efficient than they were ten years ago. This makes the more accessible to more people, which is why so many homes have them.
When air conditioners are running inefficiently, it is generally due to duct leakage. Simply put, the air is leaking through the ducts instead of getting to where it needs to go. This will not only cause the ac unit to run longer and cool down the house less, it will also cost more because it will be working harder trying to cool down the ho Continue Reading
When Laying a Backsplash, a Methodical Approach Is Best
So you want to spruce up your kitchen, but don’t necessarily want to shell out tens of thousands of dollars doing it. What’s a savvy homeowner to do? Why, add a new backsplash tile of course!
Unlike installing new cabinets, a kitchen backsplash does not require a professional to install. Backsplash tiles are also a low cost option when upgrading a kitchen, unlike installing new flooring. If you would like to know more about how to install a beautiful mosaic in your kitchen, read below.
The Key to Easy Installation Is Preparation at Each Step of the Way.
Any home improvement job can be nightmarish if proper preparation is not undertaken. Experts recommend the novice tile installer to be prepared Continue Reading