Saving money around your house is one of the most important things a household is trying to deal
with. Home improvements are actually the easiest way to solving that issue but the truth is that
there are not too many people who can afford spending too much of their budget on investing in
improvements. However, nowadays there is a plenty of small improvements that will definitely pay
you back once you decide to invest in them.
The following lines will reveal a few secrets regarding the best choice of home improvements you can
make. These ideas are taken from experts in the area of home improvements.
1. Replace your old fashion bulbs with fluorescent ones. This is a very tiny addition that will not
cost you too much and will definitely pay you back. Fluorescent bulbs are proven to consume
smaller amount of current compared to old fashion ones and hence your monthly bills will
significantly decrease.
2. A showerhead that can control the water flow. Showerheads are the thing that consumes a
great amount of water. That is why investing in a showerhead that can control the amount of
water flow will save water and hence help you spend less amount of money on monthly bills.
3. The same rule applies for your toilet. As toilets are the next thing after showerheads that
consume the greatest amount of water investing in a low flow toilet will help you reduce
your bills costs.
4. Insulation. This is also a must when it comes to home improvements. In winter a significant
amount of the heat in your home is lost through the walls, the floor and the roof. The same
thing applies for summer when the cooling is also lost. This influences your bills a lot. That is why investing in attic insulation from a team like Imperial Building & Roofing Co will help you reduce their cost.
5. Buy sensitive switches for the lighting outside the home. Smart sensors that switch on only
when there is someone around will help you reduce the bills for current. Moreover with the
help of these switches you can easily guess if there is someone outside the house.
6. Invest in a home system for energy audit. It is a more serious investment and is a bit more
expensive but once you have it installed you will find out how useful it is. It will help you to
keep tracks of all the energy that is consumed and lost throughout the month. This will help
you understand the points that lose more energy and fix them.
7. If your washing machine is old you should definitely replace it with a new one. Old machines
consume too much water and energy and this reflects your bills. Investing in a new machine
that can control the water flow is one of the most important home improvements that you
need.
Written for Manand van Scotland
3.19.2013
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11 replies:
you showed me some nice way to save money,thanks.
These are cool! I've been looking for Garage Door Remote Control
service in Tampa, Florida to improved my garage door. :)
Great ticks. It helps a lot really. It is also best to have the sensitive switch, it helps you save and alarms as well :)
Nice tips! I personally have an i-sense metering installed on our electricity to track our electric usage :)
These are indeed useful tips for home improvement :))
Oh, my washing machine is so old. I never thought I should replace it. Thanks for the tip.
There are a lot of energy or resource saving improvements we can add to out home like energy saving bulbs, showers, toilet flush, etc.
Insulation + replacing light bulbs -- yan ang need namin ni future hubby sa aming tiny little room :D Thanks for the tips! :D
Wow! You simply share a lot of information here that will definitely helpful...
Perfect timing that I read your post. We just moved in to a new place. This will help me a lot in maximizing and learn some new tricks. Thanks! :)
good tips . I didn't even think about the toilet and how it can save money ! thank you !
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