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Doors
Understanding Your Patio Door Replacement Options
Creating an inviting backyard sanctuary for family gatherings and social get-togethers can upgrade the value of your home. Do you want to create a sense of openness from your kitchen directly to your patio? Consider updating your exterior while increasing the value of your home with a patio door replacement. Unsure what that looks like?…
Doors
Understanding the Energy Efficiency of Doors
Your doors play a crucial role in your home’s energy performance, impacting comfort, utility costs, and overall efficiency. An energy-efficient door minimizes heat transfer, maintains a stable indoor temperature, and reduces the load on your heating and cooling systems. With the right choices in materials, design, and maintenance, you can enhance the efficiency of your…
Windows
Windows With Built in Blinds—Worth It or Not?
For all their convenience, window blinds can be kind of a pain sometimes. Who hasn’t pulled too hard on one side of the cord, ending up with a lopsided effect? Or maybe you’ve wondered how to clean dusty blinds without taking it slat by slat? Or worse, worried that an adventurous child or pet might…
Solar
Buying or Leasing: Finance Your Solar Home Improvement Project
“Buying your solar electric system outright is best,” advises Consumer Reports. “Most systems pay for themselves in five to seven years.” Unfortunately, that’s simply not feasible for most people and they must consider financing their solar home improvement project. More realistically, you will have to finance whatever way you choose to power your home through…
Roofing
4 Best Roof Shingles for Heat and Hot Climates
Last year’s hot weather season stayed temperate across much of the U.S. until June. But now, many areas are seeing triple-digit days. If you are in one of those areas, it is important to consider the best roof for hot climate types. The shingles on your roof play a pivotal role in the longevity of…
Roofing
6 Tips for Saving Energy at Home: Roofing
Unless your home is located in a shaded area, your roof is exposed to direct sunlight for hours each day, which raises the indoor temperature on summer days. This results in your HVAC system working harder just to keep up. If you have high summer cooling bills and a traditional asphalt roofing, you have options…
Solar
How Many Watts Do You Need to Run the Average Home and Appliances?
Whether you’re thinking of going off grid, or just want to get a sense of your energy use before purchasing a grid-connected solar energy system, learning about the energy consumption of various appliances and features in your home is not a bad idea. Knowing your numbers helps you evaluate your home’s actual energy profile —…
Solar
The Top 10 States for Residential Solar Installations in the US, Ranked
Solar is booming across the country — and it’s not slowing down. The U.S. solar industry installed 43 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2025, marking the fifth straight year that solar led all energy sources for new capacity added to the grid, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. That’s a…