In a fluctuating, competitive market, spending a couple hundred dollars wisely on a few recommended home improvements can translate into a quick sale and even a few extra thousand dollars in your pocket, a welcome ROI!
With fall well along and trees becoming more ’see-through’ as the last few leaves flutter to the ground, don’t just rake up those colourful pieces of nature into bags for garbage pickup. A compost pile is a happy leftover eater, and fall provides a smorgasbord of tasty offerings.
Brrr. It’s that time of year again. And the cold, crisp days of fall are only going to lead to the colder, crisper days of winter… and nights. While the temperatures drop outside, it’s possible to enjoy a nice temperate climate inside thanks to home heating systems which we no doubt have already turned on.
Living under your own roof could soon take on greater meaning. In fact, you could be living off your own roof, energy-wise, that is, thanks to new innovative solar shingles that Dow Chemical Co. plans to begin selling in 2010.
How about a little carbon sequestration right in your own home? Scale down from the big maple or mighty oak and try a few different houseplants that have exceptional air-purifying abilities.