Preparing your Mobile Home for a Hurricane

With Hurricane Isaac now raging, it is important that everyone stay safe.  One of the key aspects of safety is preparing your home for just such an occurrence.  If you are in a mobile home or manufactured house, this becomes especially important.  The thinner walls...

Changing Light Bulbs Saves Energy

In order to save energy and reduce the need for greater use of resources, changing light bulbs is one of the easiest and most cost effective methods. Today there are choices of CFL bulbs or LED bulbs to replace the inefficient incandescent bulbs.  Below you’ll...

Fixing Wet Crawl Spaces with Plastic Sheeting

In my last post I explained how wet crawl spaces pose problems to both the home and the homeowners. This post is about keeping crawl spaces dry. My friend Bennie Marshall and I had an interesting conversation about wet crawl spaces the other day on the phone. Bennie...

5 Videos about Cool Roofs

White roofs and cool roofs save energy and could help save the planet! These videos contain information about Cool Roofs, White Roofs and how you can do your bit to save energy. The reward being lower energy costs! Find out more about how you can get a white roof or...