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It Is Time To Create Eco Friendly Homes

With our energy and water sources depleting, people have begun to sit up and take notice. There are things that we can do to preserve our environment, and where we live. I am going to show you how to make your properties into eco friendly homes. This will be simple fixes to make, some which can be more expensive than others, but all designed to save water and electricity.

We need to start by looking at how much heating and air conditioning is going out your windows, walls and roof. One of the best upgrades you can make is to purchase double glazed windows and have them installed in the entire home. This is expensive, however if you ever sell your property you will double the money that you spent on those windows.

The next fix would be to add insulation to your attic space. There are two ways to achieve this, the first is the type of insulation that you blow into the space. The second type comes in a roll, as you unroll it is sixteen inches wide, you cut and place this between the two inch by four inch planks in the wall. There is an R value printed on each package, make sure you have at least an 18 R value or higher. Then cover with drywall board.

Everything you have done up to this point has been done to save on electricity. Now let us talk about solar panels. Solar panels are installed on top of your roof where they collect the suns rays. The rays are then changed into electricity to use in your home. It is a wonderful invention. Some research needs to be done and you will need a contractor to place them on the roof and explain how much electricity you can expect to save.

When you think about all the appliances you currently have in your home, they are probably not energy efficient. You can potentially save as much as 40 percent of electricity to run your new upgraded appliances. If you choose to purchase those now, you should include a washer and dryer, dishwasher and refrigerator. You may want to replace your hot water heater as well.

The least expensive thing you can do is replacing regular light bulbs with energy saving bulbs. Place these in every light socket you have, being careful to use the correct watts for each one. These not only save energy but they also last a very long time. You no longer will be replacing regular bulbs every month, which means less money you will be spending on bulbs.

Other ways to conserve our resources would be to turn off the water when brushing your teeth, having a water saving toilet tank to save water. Turning off lights when leaving a room, unplug small appliances when not in use, when they are plugged in it is still consuming electricity. Use a toaster oven instead of the large stove, toaster ovens use much less energy.

If you are not sure about doing each upgrade, start off with changing the light bulbs. Then buy the energy saving appliances. Take each step as you can afford it, and before you know it your whole house will be eco friendly. For those who are a bit unsure ask the professionals and get their opinions on things like the solar panels.

There are many things that we can do to preserve our environment. Check out our guide on how to make your properties into eco friendly homes as we’ve got the best inside scoop on green building materials including roof supplies .