Lonnie Rakestraw

The State Of Solar Energy

We are hearing a lot about solar energy and solar technologies these days and for good reasons. Solar energy can be utilized for powering all kinds of appliances in our homes efficiently, cleanly, and cheaply. But while solar offers a very attractive energy solution it is not without its drawbacks. Let us take a look at some of the benefits that solar technologies offer as well as some of the areas that need to be addressed in... (posted by Lonnie 248 days 13 hours ago.)

Selecting Your New Kitchen Sink

Over the course of time, most homeowners decide to make changes in their homes. From small tweaks to complete remodel projects, we all get the urge to change and upgrade things within the home. The most often changes made usually involves the kitchen. This is probably due to the amount of time we spend in our kitchens each and every day. For homeowners that have made the decision to remodel their kitchen, there are many... (posted by Lonnie 248 days 14 hours ago.)

Save Energy And Money By Lowering Your Water Heater Temperature

There are countless ways to lower the costs of energy each and every month in your home, but few of these ideas are as simple to implement as just lowering the temperature setting on your home's water heater. It has been estimated that a homeowner can save as much as five percent on the water heating portion of their utility bill for every ten degrees that they lower the water heater... (posted by Lonnie 248 days 18 hours ago.)

Saving Energy And Money In Your Laundry

Saving money in your home is achievable for most people with just a few minor changes to what they are currently doing. While some changes will cost you money to implement, others cost nothing. You just have to be willing to make a small effort towards energy efficiency during the course of performing your household chores. Here we will take a look at a few of those free things that anyone can do to save a lot of... (posted by Lonnie 250 days 12 hours ago.)

Finding A Great Local Auto Repair Shop

Finding the local mechanic that we can trust with our vehicles is harder than it should be, but with a little research, we can locate a fair and honest mechanic in our local area. The goal is to find a shop that can handle the routine maintenance, such as oil changes, as well as the unexpected repairs. It is best to have only one person working on your vehicle. In this way, everything can be done by a person who... (posted by Lonnie 1 year 78 days ago.)

Auto Repairs - Making Your Car Last

We all know that proper regularly scheduled preventive maintenance is important for our automobiles. We have seen the commercials where people have driven the same car for a million miles and wish that our cars would last like those. But all too often, the trap that we sometimes fall into is ignoring what we can't see. We don't see the dirty oil, for example, and our cars are operating fine so we tend to put our... (posted by Lonnie 1 year 105 days ago.)