4 Eco-Friendly Home Improvement Projects

There are both major and small methods to make your home more sustainable, from establishing a compost bin to adding solar panels. Sustainable home upgrades can help you save energy while also reducing your impact and enhancing your health and wellbeing.

#1: Bring in Light Efficiency 

LED lights use up to 90% less energy than conventional bulbs. Pulling drapes over your windows during the summer can reduce the load on your air conditioner and help keep your house cool. Consider light colors when choosing curtains because they will reflect the most sunshine away from your property. However, keeping your home cold will consume less energy than keeping it illuminated (especially if you’re using energy-efficient light bulbs), even if you’ll probably need to use your home’s lights more frequently with curtains. 

Consider your climate when selecting where to install windows, how big they should be, and if you’ll want to cover them if you’re creating your own home.

#2: Fence panels and garden screens 

Fence and screen panels, on the other hand, are frequently overlooked. They define the limits of our property, fence our yard, and protect us. They should be regularly updated or maintained because they are a crucial component of the garden. A fence with openings where your child or pet could escape is not what you want. Contact a fence contractor if you need a complete project completed with your fences and want them professionally done. 

#3: Utilize recycled, reused, or salvaged materials

Reducing, reusing, and recycling should always be practiced when making improvements to a home. Renovations and new construction frequently produce a lot of needless garbage. Most of the time, there is a gap between the origin of the materials for your home and their eventual disposal. Many homeowners are unaware of the significant cost and waste reduction benefits of furnishing (or, in some circumstances, even building) a home with refurbished or salvaged materials.

Consider employing recycled materials while remodeling a room in your house, whether you’re installing new flooring, cabinets, doors, or something else. Wood, beams, doors, flooring, copper, and other repurposed or reclaimed materials are still structurally sound and are offered in quantities and at costs that may surprise you. The biggest barrier to this practice’s broad adoption is still the availability of reused materials.

#4: Get a Compost Bin Going 

Did you know that over 30% of what we throw away is made up of food leftovers and yard waste? Finding a means to reduce, reuse, or recycle this garbage might have a significant environmental impact given that the U.S. produces approximately 300 million tonnes of waste annually (almost 5 pounds per person each day). 

You can convert that trash into organic matter by starting a compost bin, which you can then add to the soil to aid plant growth. Composting enables you to prevent climate change one banana peel or old coffee grind at a time. Healthy soil is essential to halting climate change.

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