Energy-Efficient Changes Los Angeles CA

Wood stoves fueled by pellets, energy-efficient windows, gas fireplace inserts, new siding, geothermal systems, composting toilets: Any energy-efficient feature that will save a buck, make a home more comfortable and, for some, fulfill a green dream is high on both buyers’ and sellers’ lists. So say a number of Realtors and remodelers throughout the country.

Local Companies

Solid Edge
(323) 240-3577
7318 W.Sunset blvd.
Los Angeles, CA
Loyal Robert Construction
310-930-0918
12610 Braddock Drive #216
Los Angeles, CA
House of Hardwood
310-479-4196
2143 Pontius Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
HandymanBurbank.com
818-955-8026
3500 W Olive Ave # 300
Burbank, CA
EUROPEAN HANDYMAN
(310) 428-2815
Raymond Avenue
Santa Monica, CA
Bohnhoff Lumber Co, Inc.
323-263-9361
3411 E. 26th St.
Los Angeles, CA
RG Repairs and Beutifications
310-343-2223
235 E 116th Street
Los Angeles, CA
911 Restoration
888-243-6653
15127 califa st
los angeles, CA
Virgil's Glendale Hardware Center
(818) 242-1104
520 N. Glendale Avenue
Glendale, CA
Tobin Glass and Mirror Company
818-953-5007
329 N. Niagara Street
Burbank, CA

 


Wood stoves fueled by pellets, energy-efficient windows, gas fireplace inserts, new siding, geothermal systems, composting toilets: Any energy-efficient feature that will save a buck, make a home more comfortable and, for some, fulfill a green dream is high on both buyers’ and sellers’ lists. So say a number of Realtors and remodelers throughout the country.

“Energy efficiency is a gigantic subject,” says John Abrams, founder and president of South Mountain Co., a design/build firm in West Tisbury, Mass. “In the last couple of years there has been a staggering change in what people are asking for. We’ve been doing this for the last 30 years and have been pushing our clients further and further, sometimes with very limited success. Now they’re pushing us and challenging us to do stuff that’s not easy to do. They’re asking for homes that don’t use energy but produce it. Composting toilets in a million-dollar house. Pretty good stuff. It’s way beyond windows for us.”

Window Dressing

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But windows are still high on a number of homeowners’ must-do/must-have lists. Not surprisingly, window replacement continues to rank high in the Cost vs. Value survey, both in terms of value at sale and cost recovered. According to the Efficient Windows Collaborative, the heating bill for a 2,000-square-foot home with high-performance, energy-efficient windows is 39% lower than a comparable home with single-pane, aluminum windows.

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Featured Local Company

Bohnhoff Lumber Co, Inc.

323-263-9361
3411 E. 26th St.
Los Angeles, CA

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