Want To Save Money On Bills? Here Are The Kind Of Home Changes You'll Need To Make
When you want to cut back on the costs of running your home, a few more home improvements might be required.
After all, it’s one thing to renovate the kitchen, turn it into your dream space, and enjoy using your new breakfast nook and island.
It’s another to think about the way your home functions and what that means for your budget, and it can be hard to plan a project that meshes the two together.
So let’s make up for lost time; here are the kind of home changes you’ll need to make if you want to save on bills.
Get Your Windows and Doors Resealed
If it can be opened, it can let air in. That’s the kind of issue you should stamp down on ASAP! And that means you may want to budget out a bit of money to get your windows and doors resealed.
If you’ve noticed any leaks around certain doors or windows (the front door, in particular, is a common offender), focus on resealing that one first.
You may not even need to hire a professional for a job like this, as it could just be a simple case of using some caulk to line the edge between the wall and the window. Spend $15-$20 on a caulk gun and you could save four times the price on your annual bill.
Install Solar Panels and Batteries
Solar panels are still one of the best things for keeping energy bills low. It’s easier than ever to fit them, they blend in well with current curb appeal trends (and market expectations), and you can save hundreds on your energy bills every year.
Although, the upfront cost may be more than you were expecting. And that’s something SolarTech's new report on solar adoption for homeowners highlights in particular. The cost of solar panels (and other tech like batteries) does worry a lot of people.
But the long term savings make the investment truly worth it. And if you come up with a home improvement budget for energy efficiency in your property now, you’ll find it easier to account for solar panel installation in a year or so.
Change Your Lighting
What kind of bulbs do you use? Energy efficient versions differ, as some bulbs are designed to ‘warm up’ over time, while LED lights are always super bright and use less electricity than anything else.
However, it’s totally up to you which bulbs you go for, as some people hate LEDs because of how bright they are! But either way, changing your lighting could be a good choice for your bill amount.
Even if you just stop using overhead lighting, and invest in energy-saving standing and table lamps, you’ll make a difference.
If you want to save money on your home bills, improvement projects like these are the best places to start. There are both big and small jobs to be done, so make a list, a budget, and get to work.
