After the week I’ve had seeing a email from Taylen Peterson an employee with CalFinder was a great way to end the week off, I decided to dig deeper and see what they are all about.

CalFinder, is a free service connecting homeowners to prescreened home improvement professionals. They’re dedicated to making the process of finding a high-quality, reliable contractor as simple as possible.

Drawing on vast industry expertise and superb online capabilities, CalFinder adds the personal touch of skillfully matching homeowners with first-rate contractors. A CalFinder expert uses information gleaned from a personal interview with the homeowner to match the homeowner’s needs with top-notch contractors whose qualifications match the homeowner’s specific needs. CalFinder provides excellent design guidance throughout the process.

The company follows up with each project to ensure complete customer satisfaction and to assure its referrals go only to contractors who provide high-quality work.

CalFinder was developed by homeowners for homeowners.

For some you might not understand why we have posted on this company, some might ask “Is this site Green?” or “can they help the environment?” the answer is yes the blog shows great tips on Green Remodeling and to go further here is what we found…

Cheap Greens: 50 Quick-fixes to Your Home to Save Energy (and Money!)

1. OK, maybe some lights warrant mentioning. Replacing outdoor bulbs with motion sensor lights can help you make it to the door in the dark without wasting much energy at all. Mom and dad aren’t waiting up, why should your light fixtures?
2. Nearly every home has multiple computers. When it’s time to buy a new one, consider switching to a laptop – they use only one-sixth the amount of power.


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3. Install low-flow showerheads – all it takes is a screwdriver.
4. Use power strips. Plug in multiple devices, and then turn off the entire strip when you’re done. This can save you energy by the boatload.
5. Install a programmable thermostat and let it do the thinking for you. It’ll automatically increase & decrease temperatures during peak and off-peak hours.
6. A/C is the single most expensive energy drain, even though you only use it for a few months. This summer, run the A/C as little as possible and turn on some ceiling and standalone fans. (Hint: even one fan in every room in the house won’t use as much power as the A/C).
7. Don’t pop when you read this, but using bubble wrap to cover the glass in your windows in the winter can reduce your heat loss by up to 50 percent.
8. Another source of heat loss is your attic. When the space is semi-empty because holiday decorations are out, install another layer of insulation in the attic (this can be done at any time of year, depending on how lazy you were about taking down the holiday lights last year).
9. After you’re done hugging your trees, plant some around the house – the shade they provide can help you cut your summer energy bills by up to 40 percent.


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10. Using space heaters in the winter is actually cheaper than using the HVAC (of course, if you‘re willing, cuddling is free!).

These are just a few things gathered from the post we found, to read the full article follow the link
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