Shedding whole new lights: 5 advantages to adding permanent exterior lighting to your home
Whether itโs for the front of a house, a patio without a pool or an outdoor space where the pool is positioned at the heart of it all, programmable exterior lighting has become a popular fad for homeowners.
Correction: Election 2020-Voting story
Correction: Election 2020-Voting storyPublished: November 3, 2020, 12:39 am Updated: November 6, 2020, 1:56 pmFull Screen 1 / 14 People line up to vote at the Milwaukee County Sports Complex Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Franklin, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)In a story November 3, 2020, about Election Day voting, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a voting advocacy group. Its name is the National Vote at Home Institute, not Vote from Home. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
You can essentially become your homes own electric company -- heres how
Central Florida can be warm year-round, but now that were officially in the summer months, theres no reprieve from the heat. Not only that; with the coronavirus pandemic still keeping a lot of us at home, were using more electricity. If it has pained you to watch your hard-earned money leave your bank account just to head straight for bills, you should know, theres another, more affordable option. IQ Power Solar says by going solar, not only can you get a brand new roof, but you will get solar panels, and it will all still likely cost you less than your monthly electricity bill -- plus, that bill will become almost null. Learn more in the video above.
Ready to tackle home improvement projects now that you finally have some time? 5 tips
More time at home has turned into more of an opportunity to do various home improvement projects, although that sometimes can be dangerous. Scott Frankel, co-president of Frankel Building Group in Texas, offered five tips for those who are currently attempting or about to start home renovation projects while quarantined. They arenโt things that are going to necessarily wow your neighbor, but they need to be done.โDonโt bring in outside workers. Itโs a real easy way to throw your back out or slip off of a ladder.โClean out items you donโt need anymore. โWhen you go to a professional and you say that this is what you want to do, your ideas are organized,โ Frankel said.