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Winter is still here but it's not too early (or too late) to complete your plans for that new 3-season sunroom addition you've been thinking about. The Energy Doctor has some very nice options for you to consider.
They've been around for over 27 years and still going strong.

In fact, they claim to be a leading manufacturer of solarium and sun room products in North America. See for yourself.

Are you gathering ideas for that dream home of yours? If you're looking for photos of two-story, family room (a.k.a. great room) window groups I've got a few ideas to throw your way that just might suit your wants and needs.

Paul Ryan's practical advice on DIY's Kitchen Renovations is great stuff. So when I asked Paul what problems he comes across most often, the advice he gave me about what to expect in regards to kitchen renovation costs during my phone interview was, quite literally, a big surprise.

Pooktre tree shaping is a unique eco-art form created, developed and perfected by Peter Cook and Becky Northey in South East Queensland, Australia. Pooktre is a dream made into a reality through inspiration, love of nature, tree finesse (see the photos), persistence and understanding trees and how they grow.

Holy crap! It's time for another dumb homebuilding idea post. I've posted a few other dumb homebuilder ideas in the past and this one stinks, too!

It has to do with poor water closet plans.

Let's take a peek inside of this water closet and you might just ask yourself...'what were they thinking???'

Arborsculpture is the art of shaping live tree trunks. Arborsculpture isn't for everyone, but it is for anyone that is into living eco-art. The art of shaping live tree trunks into living art has been around for centuries and continues today by skilled arborists and enthusiastic green thumbs around the globe.

While researching for this post I've come to discover that arborsculpture requires patience, practice, artistry and a knowledge of bending, shaping and grafting procedures. It is a unique form of art that instills a sense of awe when viewed whether as a work in progress or as a 'finished piece'. If you've thought about taking up arborsculpture or maybe even honing your skills in your own backyard, this post should inspire you even more. If you're here just to have a look-see, I've got you covered, too.

Every home (and most businesses) in the United States use light bulbs. Most homeowners use incandescent bulbs but a growing number use fluorescent lights, including compact fluorescent (CFL), or high intensity discharge (HID) light bulbs, while the majority of office buildings and warehouses use fluorescent bulbs. We need to know what to do with them after they've served their purpose.

Don't throw away those old shop lights! Recycle them! Proper disposal of mercury-containing light bulbs, like fluorescent shop lights, helps our environment in more ways than one. The glass from the spent bulbs is remanufactured into other glass products and the mercury is reclaimed and reused in new fluorescent light bulbs and other mercury-containing devices. They even recycle the metal end-caps and phosphor powder.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that over 670 million mercury-containing light bulbs are discarded annually. That's a lot of light bulbs to deal with. Where do they all go? Most of them end up in the landfill but a growing percentage of bulbs are recycled through lamp reclamation programs thanks, in part, to stricter federal and state regulations. That's the good news.

If you want to make the responsible choice of properly disposing of your spent mercury-containing lamps, home or business, then I can help you out.