by Susan Jensen Smith | Jul 24, 2013 | Attics, Heating & Cooling
While I normally write about practical design (a.k.a., things you can see), my overall objective is to help homeowners fall in love with their homes. If your rooms are uncomfortable, it doesn’t matter how beautiful they are. A pretty house with ugly room...
by Tim Snyder | Jul 10, 2013 | Basements
In a slow housing market, such as the one we’ve suffered through during the past five or six years, sellers should be proactive about making wet basement repairs – or risk losing thousands of dollars when they sell their house. That’s the message from Realtors...
by Joseph R. Provey | Jul 6, 2013 | Basements, Building Envelope
A typical basement, in winter, is like having an air conditioner running under your floorboards. In summer, it’s akin to living above a swamp, with damp foundation walls and floors, sweaty pipes, musty odors, and many-legged creatures scurrying about. There are two...
by Larry Janesky | Jul 1, 2013 | Attics, Building Envelope
In this specific job, Dr. Energy Saver was called in to help this home owner cut energy loss while enjoying the heat of a very peculiar fireplace configuration. His fireplace was fitted with a wood stove, and a stainless steel chimney pipe ran through the masonry...
by Larry Janesky | Jul 1, 2013 | Basements, Building Envelope
Larry Janesky, owner and president of Dr. Energy Saver is shown in this video using an energy efficient window to replace the older basement window. Many homeowners these days are well aware of the benefits of having energy efficient replacement windows around the...
by Larry Janesky | Jul 1, 2013 | Conditioned Spaces, Heating & Cooling
Climate control and comfort in a home depends on much more than the size, power and efficiency of the heating and cooling system. It depends on proper insulation, air sealing and, above all, it depends on the air duct’s distribution and adequate balance between...
