The Home Front
Heating savings are in your walls Saturday, July 5, 2008 In my limited view of the world, I always see old houses as a challenge to see how much insulation I can get into a given wall or roof. |
Insulation know-how is not just for energy wonks Saturday, June 28, 2008 I have been advising friends and folks I have met over the past 30 years on how they should insulate their homes. Sometimes the advice was well accepted; sometimes people have told me I was crazy. |
Cost of oil has some looking to solar heating Saturday, June 21, 2008 Tom, I have some questions about solar heating systems. I have only just started the process of searching for such a system. I have discovered that in the state of Maine, a certified plumber is required to install solar heating systems, so that is where I have begun. |
Tom Gocze: Pellet technology simple to operate Saturday, June 14, 2008 Boy, I wish I was getting a dollar for every question I get these days about converting to wood pellets! |
Wood burning is not like it used to be Saturday, June 07, 2008 So here we sit, in what the governor referred to as the Saudi Arabia of wood, and oil is now about $4.50 a gallon. What do we do? I guess we burn wood. |