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AT HOME
Products to improve your home in 2 hours or less
The words home improvement
usually conjure up images of
major undertakings like tiling
your bathroom or kitchen or tearing
down a wall, taking hours and hours
to complete the project. The fact is
there are some meaningful home
improvements you can do that can be
accomplished in under two hours.
First, have you ever wished your
home had more daylight? Maybe you
want to bring in daylight to a small
place like a closet or laundry room. Or
maybe you have a room with a window
but still not enough light. One solution
is a daylighting system from Solatube.
This product can be installed in under
two hours and fl oods the interior with
natural light. For more information,
visit www.solatube.com/residential.
Concerned about security? Installing
a Ring doorbell takes just a few
minutes and you can monitor visitors
at your front door on your smartphone
through an app. This is a way to
add some security to your home. You
can be anywhere with your phone but
answer your front door and see who's
there. They have no idea where you
are, home or otherwise. For information,
visit https://ring.com/.
Indoor air quality can be poor. The
upstairs can oft en be hotter than the
downstairs. Air can be humid and wet.
House odors from cooking, pets, etc.,
can hang around. A Whole House Fan
is quiet (with a light white noise) and
can be installed without reframing.
When you open the windows with
the whole house fan on, it strips out the
heat from the home as well as the unwelcome
smells. In summer months it
keeps the house cooler and eliminates
stale air in the winter. For information,
visit http://www.solatube.com/
whole-house-fans.
Another product that installs
quickly is an upgraded bathroom
fan. It comes with a variety of options
such as heaters and lights. An
upgraded bathroom fan can dramatically
reduce bathroom humidity
and odors and run more quietly. For
information, visit https://na.panasonic.
com/us/home-living-solutions/
ventilation-indoor-air-quality.
An easy home improvement project
is to swap out light bulbs for LEDs.
Even CFL bulbs can't hold a candle to
LED bulbs, which, while more expensive,
last up to 20 years or more. One
source for LED bulbs is 1000 Bulbs,
www.1000bulbs.com.
This gives you an idea of some ways
to spruce up your home in under
two hours. But the changes will be
long-lasting!
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