Spring Tasks to Keep Your Home Cooler During Summer
With the days getting warmer, you may be thinking of all the fun you?ll have this summer: cookouts, roads trips or days at the beach. But you may also want to take some time to think about one of the not-so-fun parts of summer: those increased energy bills as you run the AC constantly to […]
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With the days getting warmer, you may be thinking of all the fun you?ll have this summer: cookouts, roads trips or days at the beach. But you may also want to take some time to think about one of the not-so-fun parts of summer: those increased energy bills as you run the AC constantly to keep a cooler home during summer. Fortunately, there are several ways to plan ahead to make it easier to cool the home. These ideas run from replacing cooling equipment to simply adding an awning outside windows. Costs could be negligible (as in the case of weatherstripping) or run in the thousands of dollars (as in the case of landscaping or a new AC unit). But if you?ve needed to replace key parts of your home and you want to reduce your energy costs, it could be worth the upfront price. Plus, most of these ideas only take one afternoon to implement. Below are several ways to keep a cooler home during summer.
While windows add plenty of ambient sunlight, they can also heat the home. Image: S_Photo/Shutterstock
Check your windows
Your windows are the place that you stand to lose the most cold air and gai...
The post Spring Tasks to Keep Your Home Cooler During Summer appeared first on Freshome.com.
With the days getting warmer, you may be thinking of all the fun you?ll have this summer: cookouts, roads trips or days at the beach. But you may also want to take some time to think about one of the not-so-fun parts of summer: those increased energy bills as you run the AC constantly to keep a cooler home during summer. Fortunately, there are several ways to plan ahead to make it easier to cool the home. These ideas run from replacing cooling equipment to simply adding an awning outside windows. Costs could be negligible (as in the case of weatherstripping) or run in the thousands of dollars (as in the case of landscaping or a new AC unit). But if you?ve needed to replace key parts of your home and you want to reduce your energy costs, it could be worth the upfront price. Plus, most of these ideas only take one afternoon to implement. Below are several ways to keep a cooler home during summer.
While windows add plenty of ambient sunlight, they can also heat the home. Image: S_Photo/Shutterstock
Check your windows
Your windows are the place that you stand to lose the most cold air and gai...
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