Basements can be challenging rooms to decorate, especially if the ceiling is left unfinished. A basement roof is difficult to work with because often pipes, wires, ducts and supports that cannot be moved are left exposed. You may feel like you have no choice but to stare at your unattractive basement ceiling forever, but nothing […]
Tag Archives: Ductwork
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May
May
It seems that energy costs go up every year; therefore it is important to keep your energy bills down by increasing your unit efficiency and decreasing demand. It’s easy to prove how efficient your air conditioning is. Simply run your unit for at least fifteen minutes with the outside temperature above 80 degrees. Then, using […]
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Dec
Dec
If your basement is like mine, it’s probably the messiest and toughest room in the house to clean. It’s not just the clutter that gets in the way of a thorough cleaning, but also having to duck around the pipes and the water heater, the furnace, ductwork, and other obstacles that makes the job harder […]
The crawl space is one of the most overlooked areas of the home. Crawl spaces are dark, dusty, cramped and generally miserable, which is enough to keep people away from them. However, spending an hour or so every year looking around in the crawl space can help homeowners identify potential serious problems while they are […]
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Feb
Feb
Duct insulating your home is one do-it-yourself project that will likely pay for itself quickly. According to the US Department of Energy, uninsulated ductwork in uninsulated spaces in a home causes 10-30% of the heat and cooling. a> lost through employment. Determining What Ductwork Needs Insulating Conducted air conditioning spaces in your home lose minimal […]
We had our furnace replaced five years ago, and the repairman suggested that we have the air ducts cleaned. Up until that time, I had never even heard of ducted air cleaning, but it made perfect sense. After 120 years of running carbon heat through led work, I’m sure led work is pretty dirty. Watching […]