Articles tagged “Home Repair”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Fool Around With The Eco-Cool Measuring Tool By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Oct 27 2010 It is fun and has some good information, but take it with a grain of salt. + READ MORE

The Adventures of Greening Your Carpet and Building Factories From Recycled Parts: An Interview with Patrick Riley By Leah Lamb IN Home & Garden Aug 13 2010 Hero of the environment, Ray Anderson, is saving the planet one carpet at a time with his company InterfaceFLOR. We talked to Patrick Riley, Vice President - China at InterfaceFLOR Asia Pacific, about the role of sustainable design in flooring (and in the world at large). + READ MORE

Iron Chef America Says No More to Bluefin Tuna By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jul 28 2010 According to LA Weekly, after chef Makoto Okuwa served a dish using otoro, or bluefin tuna belly, on the show last week, food blogger Richard Auffrey issued a public challenge to Brown. And rather swiftly, Iron Chef America officially banned bluefin tuna from the show. + READ MORE

How to Go Green: Home Renovation By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Jun 1 2010 Green home renovation gives your home a fresh new look and gives the environment a break! Find out more about eco-friendly home renovation with How to Go Green: Green Home Renovation. + READ MORE

6 Reasons Why Salvaged Building Materials Are the Future of Green Building By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Apr 26 2010 Build It Green. NYC is keeping waste down by selling salvaged and surplus materials to businesses and individuals throughout the entire New York City area. + READ MORE

How to Replace a Broken Picket in Your Fence By Marye Audet IN Home & Garden Nov 10 2009 Fixing a broken picket in a fence is so simple almost anyone can do it. Here's how. + READ MORE

5 Ways to Reuse Kitchen or Bathroom Cabinets By Cara Smusiak, NaturallySavvy.com IN Home & Garden Nov 9 2009 With a little effort, people can save items such as countertops and cabinetry, reusing them in another part of the home. + READ MORE

Age Self-Sufficiently—Renovate Your Home! By Makenna Goodman IN Home & Garden Sep 16 2009 Renovating your home can help prevent injury and increase your ability to live independently. Find out how retrofitting your home can help you age self-sufficiently. + READ MORE

7 Green Methods to Unclog a Toilet...Plumber's Crack Optional By Eric Leech IN Home & Garden Jun 18 2009 Oh no, it's the dreaded clogged toilet. Whether you are at a party or in your own home, nobody ever wants to have to deal with a clogged toilet. But it's Planet Green to the rescue with a batch of 7 of the greenest ways to get the blockage cleared and you back on the track to smooth flushing. These methods avoid harsh chemicals and focus on low impact, easy and less messy options to begin, then follow up with a few last resort things to try before calling in the plumber. So get out your plumber cracks and let's go for a swim. + READ MORE

7 Easy Around-the-House Projects to do with Dad for Father's Day By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jun 11 2009 I grew up on a farm. My dad is a farmer out there in Iowa, and he's well-versed in carpentry and mechanics as well as agriculture. He's added three rooms onto his home by himself and fixes his own tractors and combines with the help of his hired hand. Growing up, I used to assist him in his work. I've scooped my fair share of corn, greased a few wheels, replaced a few radiators and hoed more than a few rows of beans. It's hard, horrible work for not a lot of money. That's why I live in Los Angeles and do internet work. + READ MORE

Is Your Toilet Wasting Water? Take These Quick Tests to Find Out By Eric Leech IN Home & Garden Jun 8 2009 Good toilet habits are one thing, but a good, healthy toilet is a whole other subject. If we would tally up the amount of water coming from leaking toilets across America, it would quickly add up to over 5.5 million gallons. While some toilets offer the telltale sign of phantom flushing (running water when nobody is using it), other toilets leak silently, and can often be very hard to detect. + READ MORE

Seal Those Ducts for Improved Air Quality, Energy Efficiency By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden May 26 2009 I don't want to cause any panic and/or alarm, but your ducts might be leaking. Leaking ducts can reduce your heating and cooling system's energy efficiency by 10 to 30 percent. Imagine, one third of your heating-bill money may be going to waste. You might as well throw your money down a hole. + READ MORE

The 7 Weirdest Ways To Green Your Home By Brian Merchant IN Home & Garden May 4 2009 Alright, you know the basics: unplug appliances you aren't using, keep the heat down, composting, etc. But what if you really want to make a splash, and green your home in ways homes have never (okay, less often) been greened before? You're going to have to get a little weird. And bear in mind, when I say weird, I don't mean forsaking your former life to join a pack of wild wolves in the name of sustainability. I just mean, you know, weird. Like, if you were in someone's house and they were doing this stuff, you'd probably say, "that's cool. Little weird though." + READ MORE

Soundproof your Space the Eco-Friendly Way By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Mar 24 2009 Unwanted sound, aka, noise pollution will enter your home through thin walls and windows. Before you go off and buy any soundproofing materials, you should spend some time assessing exactly where the sounds are coming from. That way you can concentrate your sound insulation on those areas. I will present you with some eco-friendly soundproofing options, and hopefully, you will be able to make decisions based on these options. + READ MORE

Inspect Your Ducts By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Mar 20 2009 20% of your home's heating and cooling energy could be wasted by faulty ducts. You wouldn?t allow one fifth of your paycheck to leak out of your pocket or one fifth of your food to be stolen by wolves. Why would you allow one fifth of your heating and cooling energy go to waste? + READ MORE

How to Reclaim a Cupboard Door By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Mar 16 2009 When asked the question, "If you could run back into your burning house to save one item, what would it be?" No one has ever said, "my cupboard doors." Probably because they'd perish in the fire trying to remove them. In fact, most people don't take their cupboard doors when they move. That means that cupboard doors are ripe for the plucking. + READ MORE

How to Reclaim a Garage Door By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Mar 9 2009 Not much has been written on the subject of garage doors. No one has written a novel about a garage door who has an existential crisis. There aren't any action films where the plot revolves around a garage-door heist, and a cartoon about a talking garage door would probably put kids to sleep or scare them. They are the unsung heroes of the house. They are both wall and door. + READ MORE

How to Fix a Leaky Toilet Flapper By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Feb 24 2009 13.7% of water used in the home isn't even used. It's wasted through leaks. You're spending 13.7% percent of your water budget on nothing. That isn't money down the drain. It never even made it to the drain. One of the most common sources of these leaks is the toilet flapper. + READ MORE

Steve Thomas to Appear on EcoMan and the Skeptic Radio Show Today! By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Feb 19 2009 Steve Thomas, host of Renovation Nation, is scheduled to make a guest appearance on the sixth episode of EcoMan and the Sketpic, a web radio show about sustainable design and green building. The live show airs today—February 19th, 2009—at 3 PM on the Green Talk Network. + READ MORE

How to Reclaim a Window By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Feb 13 2009 Windows are made of fragile, fragile glass, and they can easily end up getting smashed in by a baseball, a stone or even a smaller window that somebody threw during a fight. Use your putty knife to remove the metal track. Once the stops are out, you should be able to remove the lower sash. + READ MORE