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WATTS HAPPENING? Does your home need an energy makeover?
Congratulations to the Kruse Family of Charlottesville and the Brooks Family in Albemarle County — winners of the Charlottesville Home Energy Makeover Contest! Each family will receive up to $10,000 in home-energy improvements. To hear from the winning homeowners, learn about their homes and upcoming energy retrofits, visit
leap-va.org.
You can apply the same money-saving techniques in your home. Here are some tips to get you started:
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Replace or clean furnace filters once a month during the heating season. Dirty filters restrict airflow and increase energy demand.
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End the thermostat wars in your home with a programmable device. Depending on your family’s schedule, establish a program that automatically reduces heating and cooling in your home when you don’t need as much.
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Seal drafty gaps with caulking and weatherstripping. Take a close look where pipes or wires exit.
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HOME & GARDEN IMPROVEMENT
Charlottesville Handyman Services See ad page 85.
Habitat Store See ad page 38.
Hansen Renovations See ad page 38.
DECORATING TIP Decorate with nature! Bittersweet grows wild in the hedgerows of Virginia and can be purchased at most nurseries and flower shops. Add it to a few sweet-scented cedar trimmings from your backyard for a pop of color and voila! Your mantle or table centerpiece is complete.
Your Choice for Favorite REALTOR® Denise Ramey
Tanks for voting me #1 Realtor for 2009!
Your referrals are the highest compliment we can receive. Selling real estate is my business, but assisting buyers and sellers achieve their real estate goals is my ultimate objective. I’d love to help you achieve your goals. Call me – (434) 960-4333.
Roy Wheeler Realty Co.
434.960.4333
www.deniseramey.com •
deniserameyrealtor@gmail.com
HANSEN RENOVATIONS Making Your Home Better
Bathrooms | Kitchens | Handyman Services The Habitat Store Quality Workmanship, Reliability and Exemplary Service
Free Estimates! References available upon request.
38 November 2010
Rick Hansen 434-202-0584
HansenRenovations@gmail.com www.HansenRenovations.com
The place to make your house a home and help make homes for others.
1221 Harris St. (434) 293-6331
www.cvillehabitatstore.org
Check out our
extensive inventory of new door hardware,
Christmas accessories, and eclectic selection of wood and
upholstered furniture!
AlbemarleFamily 2009
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