Are you contemplating home projects like new floors, wall painting, new appliances, bathroom fixtures, or maybe even a new roof? Then you may wish to consider using "green" home products or "eco-friendly" products and help the environment as well as your pocket. My husband and I have a huge list of home projects that need to be done on our old home. We are going to discuss our projects below and in the articles to follow. Here is what we plan to do in the future...
A New Roof -- In the Meantime Fix the Leaks!
We have been slowly covering our old tar and gravel roof with Lanco White Seal. It has been an amazing process. The Lanco White Seal is white, therefore we are reaping an huge reduction in energy costs during the hot summer months. In addition, the roofing seal is allowing us breathing room so we can save for a new eco-friendly roof like a "cool roof."
Wall Painting:
We have several rooms in our home that have not been painted for over 21 years! We finally painted one room using No VOC paint from Home Depot. We love it - it is not stinky! We plan to paint all the rooms and halls in the future with this type of paint (No VOC), researching the best deals and quality before we buy.
Redo All the Flooring:
Our wish is to redo the whole house's flooring all at once using a "green" flooring product. We would love to use bamboo flooring, yet have been researching cork flooring and even natural linoleum. Then there is also the possibility of recycled flooring. This is a big project that will cost a lot of money, so we will be saving and researching our options.
Water Filtration:
My husband does not want to drink our city's tap water that contains fluoride. I would prefer to drink water that has a higher PH content than what our tap water offers. We buy our water now and feel it is a huge cost as well as impact on the environment (although we do add the jugs to the recycle bin). So, a new water filtration system for our kitchen sink is really all we need. It would need to filter out impurities, fluoride and increase the PH, which is not too tall of an order. For our shower, we have been using a shower water filter unit which works fine. Although, we would like to add a water saver to it.
Even more Redo It Green Home Projects:
The above represents the "big" projects. We have a lot more on our list like buying energy saving appliances, new "green" lighting, tankless water heater system, energy saving windows and doors, and the list goes on. Yet, we did not mention the biggest home project on our list above...
Solar Panels and Wind Turbine
A dream of ours is to become "off the grid" -- maybe even have the electric company pay us for a change. This would require solar panels and possibly a wind turbine added to our home. A huge project as well expense. We have to make sure we research all the possibilities and choose the best that will work for our home, climate and space.
Do you have a list of home projects? We hope you too will consider going "green" whenever possible. We know many people hesitate using green eco-friendly products because the expense seems much higher. So far, in our limited experience with these products, we have found that although the price is initially higher, we save money in the long run.
Source: EzineArticles.com
A New Roof -- In the Meantime Fix the Leaks!
We have been slowly covering our old tar and gravel roof with Lanco White Seal. It has been an amazing process. The Lanco White Seal is white, therefore we are reaping an huge reduction in energy costs during the hot summer months. In addition, the roofing seal is allowing us breathing room so we can save for a new eco-friendly roof like a "cool roof."
Wall Painting:
We have several rooms in our home that have not been painted for over 21 years! We finally painted one room using No VOC paint from Home Depot. We love it - it is not stinky! We plan to paint all the rooms and halls in the future with this type of paint (No VOC), researching the best deals and quality before we buy.
Redo All the Flooring:
Our wish is to redo the whole house's flooring all at once using a "green" flooring product. We would love to use bamboo flooring, yet have been researching cork flooring and even natural linoleum. Then there is also the possibility of recycled flooring. This is a big project that will cost a lot of money, so we will be saving and researching our options.
Water Filtration:
My husband does not want to drink our city's tap water that contains fluoride. I would prefer to drink water that has a higher PH content than what our tap water offers. We buy our water now and feel it is a huge cost as well as impact on the environment (although we do add the jugs to the recycle bin). So, a new water filtration system for our kitchen sink is really all we need. It would need to filter out impurities, fluoride and increase the PH, which is not too tall of an order. For our shower, we have been using a shower water filter unit which works fine. Although, we would like to add a water saver to it.
Even more Redo It Green Home Projects:
The above represents the "big" projects. We have a lot more on our list like buying energy saving appliances, new "green" lighting, tankless water heater system, energy saving windows and doors, and the list goes on. Yet, we did not mention the biggest home project on our list above...
Solar Panels and Wind Turbine
A dream of ours is to become "off the grid" -- maybe even have the electric company pay us for a change. This would require solar panels and possibly a wind turbine added to our home. A huge project as well expense. We have to make sure we research all the possibilities and choose the best that will work for our home, climate and space.
Do you have a list of home projects? We hope you too will consider going "green" whenever possible. We know many people hesitate using green eco-friendly products because the expense seems much higher. So far, in our limited experience with these products, we have found that although the price is initially higher, we save money in the long run.
Source: EzineArticles.com
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