How To Give Your Home An Eco-makeover

With money to be saved and carbon footprints to be shrunk

, isnt it about time you jumped on the eco-bandwagon and spruced up your home green-style? If youre ready to do a little work, spend a little money and go green today, follow these tips for the easiest and best ways to do just that.

Replace old windows and single glazed windows with double glazing to make the most of your expensive heating and to keep the cold British weather out. This can be a relatively inexpensive way to make your home more eco-friendly and you should see a relatively quick return on your investment.

Solar panels are become an increasingly popular way to make the most of natural resources and save money on energy costs in the home. The price of these has come down considerably in the last year as demand for the product grows and companies are able to compete on price and offer great value solar panel quotes. Solar panels are installed on rooves and are designed to capture the suns energy using thousands of tiny cells before converting them into heat and light for your home and successful panels can produce up to 40 per cent of the energy needed in an average home.

Cavity wall and loft insulation can be installed for as little as 150 depending on the size of your home and therefore the scale of the work needed. It is one of the easiest ways to reduce household bills with most people seeing a return on investment within 24 months and some as quickly as the first year. It is possible to fit insulation yourself but its quite a messy job that requires the right clothing and equipment so you might be as well spending a few extra pounds to make sure its done correctly, quickly and safely.

Replace all of your existing light bulbs with energy saving light bulbs if they are not already, these can last up to 10 years each, meaning landfills are not full of light bulbs. An energy saving light bulb could save you up to 9 per year compared to a standard light bulb and while this might not sound like a lot, count up the number of light bulbs in your home and it all adds up.

Buy energy efficient appliances for the home, replacing old and inefficient washing machines, dishwashers, fridge freezers, televisions and so on with appliances with a high energy rating which will save you money on your annual bills.

Dont forget about the outside, eco-up your garden by growing your own vegetables, feeding them with compost from your decomposable household waste and water them with rainwater harvested.

by: Ronald Jackson

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