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Warmer Weather Still Needs Insulation
So much depends on the weather, and how we live within it. When you experience a severe change to the weather, either warmer or colder, as a home owner, it creates physical changes in your home. Consider Phoenix Arizona, which … Continue reading
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Cold Weather Cracks and Boom Noises In Winter
If you are hearing loud cold weather cracks and booming noises in your home in the winter, you are not alone! Many people during the winter season on 2013-2014 experienced these weird shifting noises that have many home owners worried. … Continue reading
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American Energy Costs : How Insulation Is The Secret
American Energy Costs are compounding and expanding with the ever growing need of oil, gas and electricity requirements. Our homes in America are costing us a fortune, with the average cost to heat a home in the US at $3000 … Continue reading
Air Condition Your Home with Attic Insulation
Air condition your home with a blanket of insulation, preferably in your attic with insulation. The most effective air condition situations involve not just the air conditioner, but the entire home is a buffer from the extreme of heat and … Continue reading
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Why your House is like a Balloon Of Perfect Atmosphere
You may of heard of a perfect atmosphere in theory, via a global initiative called the biosphere or the bubble project in the southwest in America, where an ecology of plants, air, water and humans is contained in a sphere … Continue reading
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Attic Insulation Installation Day!
The day had arrived, the day I had wanted to occur for years, why had we waited so long to for attic insulation installation day? Not sure, but life gets in the way of good ideas and home improvements often … Continue reading
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Winter Heat Savings
In Minnesota, winter heat savings is important as the winter can be very long and very cold. Without some form of a winter heat savings plan, your heating bills will be large and create a drain on your bottom line. … Continue reading
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