If it is time to upgrade your heating, it is a good idea to know all of your options. Radiant floor heating is an innovative way to heat homes. As the name suggests, heat is provided through flooring rather than traditional methods of heating such as boilers and furnaces. Radiant floor heating consists of tubes that are installed underneath the flooring. When the tubes are activated, heat is produced, but the end result goes beyond heated floors.…
While nobody enjoys having to schedule a heating repair service on their home, even fewer are enthusiastic about shelling out the money for a brand-new replacement. Still, depending on the state of your furnace, you may have to make that decision with the unit that’s currently in your home. Fortunately, furnaces can last a really long time — anywhere from 18 to 20 years, on average — so it’s not a decision you have to make very often.…
In these economic times, most homeowners are looking for ways that they can save money. One of the best ways to do so might be in one of the last places you’d expect to look: your air conditioner. While you may think that rising utilities are just a fact of life—and most studies prove that they rise every year—there are several steps you can take with your home’s HVAC system to improve its efficiency and keep money in your pocket.…
