With the ever-increasing price of oil, natural gas and electricity, many homeowners are now considering using wood to heat their homes and workshops. Along with the potential cost savings that an outdoor wood furnace or other type of wood burning stove can provide on home heating bills, using wood as your home heating fuel of choice is great for the environment. Here's why: … [Read more...]
New Home Building Costs: Things That Affect The Price Of Your New Log Home
There are a number of factors which can ultimately increase (or decrease) the costs associated with building a new home. Many of those are things that you, personally, can choose to include (or not include) when designing and constructing your new log home. Here are some things to keep in mind that will ultimately affect the cost to build a log home... Square or rectangular homes are less expensive to build than irregularly shaped homes, or rooms with lots of angles and areas … [Read more...]
Pros & Cons Of Gas, Electric, And Wood Burning Fireplaces
Wood burning fireplaces, gas fireplaces, and electric fireplaces all have one thing in common: they each bring unique qualities into your home! That said, each has its own distinct advantages and disadvantages. Figuring out which type of fireplace is going to be the best one for you requires a closer look at each one. Following are the basic differences between wood burning fireplaces, gas fireplaces, and electric fireplaces... … [Read more...]
How Long Do Things Last? What’s The Life Expectancy Of Home Components?
When building a new home, you are investing a lot of hard work, time, and money. But have you given any thought to just how long those things that you're installing are going to last? I have. … [Read more...]
How Using An Electric Blanket Can Lower Your Heating Bills
Through my teenage years and all through college, I used to sleep with an electric blanket. Why? Because it's always been hard for me to get warm once I catch a chill. And there's nothing more uncomfortable than going to bed when you're chilly and not being able to get warm enough to fall asleep. Well, I recently read an article entitled "Will Using An Electric Blanket Save Energy?" and I think I might be going back to an electric blanket once again! Here's why... … [Read more...]
