Filed under: Home Improvement, Tools | Tags: energy bills, energy efficiency, energy saving, solar power
Regular readers of my DIY blog will be fully aware that I like nothing better than moaning about the rubbish weather we receive so frequently here in the north of England, so here is a post for all you cheerful chaps that are lucky enough to get regular bright sunshine! Blog readers living in more warmer clients may be interested to know about how they can take advantage of these high levels of sunlight around their homes with baxi solar heating systems. These systems are a great way to heat you pool or home and beat the spiralling prices of energy and heating bills. Why not also check out a high efficiency water heater to help reduce your energy usage and make your home much more efficient and environmentally friendly? You can even utilise these very clever central cooling systems to help cool your homes during the very hot periods of the summer months. There are so many energy efficient products available to use in your home – now all I need is some sunshine!
Filed under: Home Improvement | Tags: energy, energy bills, energy efficiency, energy saving
Lets face it, at this time of year here in the UK it is freezing cold pretty much 24/7 with temperatures nationwide barely climbing much higher than 2 or 3 degrees centigrade, even during the day. It is therefore no doubt all but a necessity to use the central heating in your home very frequently – and at our house we are no different. Unfortunately, utility companies across the board all seem to have made well publicised increases in their energy prices over the last year or so. My personal tip to combat these price rises in this turbulent financial period is to compare energy prices online to find the best deal suitable for your home. Indeed, a good friend of mine over in the states has saved himself a fistful of presious dollars by simply taking the time to compare Houston electric rates to find the best deal for his home. My home improvement blog has also previously covered some excellent ways of saving energy around the home – such as using draft excluders and installing insulation in your loft which I would highly recommend using too to help cut energy costs.
Filed under: Home Furnishings | Tags: curtains, energy bills, energy saving, ready made curtains
Here’s a nice and easy home improvement tip to help you all survive the cold of the UK winter over the coming months. It seems to be a little known fact that you can actually save a lot of money and also the environment too simply by fitting some good quality reasonably thick ready made curtains to all the windows of your house. This will help keep the heat in your house for longer during the colder months, thus cutting down on the amount of central heating required to warm your rooms. So what are you waiting for? A quick and easy way to not only save you money but also help out the environment is at your fingertips.
Filed under: Home Improvement | Tags: energy bills, energy saving, windows
Good morning once again DIY blog readers. I awoke this morning to a letter from the landlord of my house informing me of some excellent news. It seems that we are set to receive some of the best replacement windows money can buy! Indeed, we will soon be visited by a specialist to measure up our house for some beutifully finished new wood replacement windows – these are some very high quality double glazing pains and frames which are much thicker than our current windows and should therefore be massively helpful in keeping the heat in our house over the colder months of the year. Indeed, with the temperatures rapidly dropping here in the UK this new addition to the house will be very welcome indeed, and can also potentially save us a considerable of money on our heating bills and therefore the environment too. Energy efficiency is a massive part of saving money and there are also a lot of other DIY methods you can do this – check out my other posts on this topic to see how you can improve your home today!
Filed under: Home Improvement | Tags: blinds, curtains, energy bills, energy saving, roller blinds, venetian blinds
When it comes to keeping the heat in your house in winter, a straightforward problem which is often overlooked is finding something practical yet pleasing to the eye to cover your home’s windows (which surprisingly leak out so much heat). While often picked purely for their decorative quality, simple home improvement catalogue favorites such as thick good quality curtains and (for the more contemporary type) venetian or roller blinds can actually help you save money on your heating bills. Combine them with draft excluders and good quality insulation in your loft and other areas of the home today and not only can you do your bit for the environment, you can pocket a few extra pennies too!
Filed under: Home Furnishings | Tags: doors, draft excluder, draught excluder, energy bills, energy saving, House, winter
With winter fast drawing in here in the UK, many people such as myself will be starting to think about the potential impact of rising energy and utility bills in our homes. Fortunately, there are a number of simple and cheap ways you can try and save energy, your wallet and the environment around your house. The addition of a draught excluder to the bottom of your doors and applying wire draught excluders in the letter box may sound very straightforward, but is actually a very cost effective method of combating the winter chill. You can also get draught excluding tape to apply to tricky areas, to seal in the heat of your home. With such a massive range of designs available from the cheap and functional to just plain crazy, you will be able to find something to suit your needs either online or from your local DIY shop for less than the price of a night out.
