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Why Your Roof Vents are Important

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    (guest post by Adrian Brito) You may not realize it, but roof vents are vital for maintaining a healthy roof and for keeping your home’s electric bills under control. We’re going to look at the purpose of roof vents and how they affect your house.   What Is The Roof Vent For? Think […]

Ways Your Thermostat Can Improve Your Electric Bill

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(guest post by Ryan Tyson; image via Flickr by driph) Heating and cooling your home accounts for about half of your home’s total energy usage, so when you want to improve your electric bill, turning to your thermostat settings is the best place to start. Learn the right thermostat settings for each time of the year, the best way […]

Energy Efficiency Tips from Duck

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  Our friends at ShurTech, makers of Duck Tape, offer some handy advice on getting the most energy efficiency from your home. –M. Weber Homeowners can typically save up to 20 percent of heating and cooling costs (or up to 10 percent of total energy costs) by properly sealing their homes. According to the U.S. […]

Trends in Tools

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I was talking with my good friend Doug Mahoney yesterday. Doug is editor of ToolSnob, and writes the tool columns for Popular Science and Popular Mechanics, but his real job is as a builder in Boston. One of the subjects we talked about was upcoming trends in tools and products.  We have seen the new […]

Can You Imagine the Size of the Needle? “Improper Use of Caulk”

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(Editor’s Note, The complete story is found on NJ.COM link is at the end of the blurb.  Wow, this one is even too weird for Stupid Home Improvement Tricks. Would this be considered home improvement for tax purposes?) NEWARK — Six women from the Essex County area who wanted fuller bottoms ended up in hospitals […]