Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that simply painting your roof white can reduce household electricity bills by 40 percent. Is this something any of us can do? – Susan Pierson, Sumter, S.C. Yes anyone can ...
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You Probably Aren't Repainting And Repairing Your Roof Often Enough
Your roof isn't invincible - it might even be more worn than you think. Here's how often to give it some TLC to avoid costly ...
PAINTING a corrugated roof is a DIY job that can boost both the kerb appeal and value of your home. The first thing to decide before painting your roof is what colour to use. You can buy specialist ...
NEW YORK - Herb Van Gent points his infrared gun at a square of still unpainted gray shingle and clicks the trigger. He gets an immediate temperature reading: 143 degrees and rising. Then, he aims it ...
Painting roofs white has been–like changing lightbulbs–one of the well-cited easy ways out of climate change. By reflecting more light and heat back to the atmosphere, a white roof should act like a ...
The photo may be a spoof, but falling off a ladder is a hazard that happens all too often. ACC says there were 11,077 accidents around the home over the Easter break in 2017.123RF / ...
The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), which prepared the plan and submitted it to the Centre last month, also plans a pilot project to paint roofs in identified areas with white colour to ...
THIRUVANATHAPURAM: The city is painting its roof white to beat the heat this summer. Sun shield paints which claim to reduce the room temperature by six to seven degrees are being sold by the litres ...
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