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Winter on the way….

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Windows 7 isn’t the only thing coming this October (10.22.2009).  Cold weather is coming too, and if you haven’t prepared your home, you could be spending a lot more this winter.  Here are a couple of quick tips to get you started:

Furnace.  Run it now.  Besides clearing all the dust out of the system (that’s [...]

Money Savers – outside lawncare and landscaping ideas

Monday, August 10th, 2009

It seems everyone is cutting back on something these days; and so, we thought we would send you a couple of ways to save money outside. Here are a couple of quick tips for your lawn, garden and landscaping!
Watering:
The price of water in Atlanta is always going up. Fortunately, with all the rain this year, [...]

Save big $$ with this simple cleaning tip!

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009

Your refrigerator is one of the biggest energy hogs in your home.  By some estimates this one single appliance can use 13-17% of your home’s total energy consumption.  Using that much energy costs you money, and like any appliance of that importance, you should do regular maintenance.
Cleaning the coils involves removing the “junk” that gets [...]

Drought? What Drought? GA EPD Eases Water Restrictions…

Friday, June 12th, 2009

Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has issued a non-drought schedule for outdoor water use for the first time since June 2006. Watering schedules have been set back to “non-drought” status.

Got Documents to Shred? Bring them to Turner Field Sat. May 9th

Friday, May 1st, 2009

Being a “green” builder of EarthCraft homes, we at Monte Hewett are always on the look out for earth-friendly activites going on around Atlanta: here’s a GREAT one for next weekend. The Great Shredder II event at Turner Field, sponsored by CBS Atlanta, Channel 46, and Equifax.

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