Posts Tagged ‘Home Renovation Tax Credit’

Race to the HRTC Deadline… and We Made It!

Like probably every home owner in the country, Doug and I just endured long lines and depleted stock at our local home hardware store in the race to meet the deadline for the Home Renovation Tax Credit (HRTC)… which is now less than a week away.
Here is what our garage looks like now – stacked [...]

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The True Cost of our EnergyStar Front Door

BEFORE: Our old front door, right
AFTER: Our new EnergyStar front door, far right
About a week ago we had our old, drafty wooden front door replaced with a new EnergyStar-certified (to climate zone B) steel and lead-glass front door.
Here’s what the new door actually cost us:
Door (prehung): $480
Cost of contractor to hang door: $500
Handle & lock [...]

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An EcoEnergy Idea is Born

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One Couple’s Quest to Use Less: An ecoENERGY Retrofit Project

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