Open House
I know what you might be thinking and, rest assured, no we aren't buying a new house or selling our house (that would be too crazy for words). Our house, however, was open for business all day today.
For a while now, Mike and I have spent a great deal of time discussing projects we'll need/want to complete over the summer. Some projects are small but others are quite large and require the help of professionals. We figured spring break would be the perfect time to schedule visits since we'd both be home and we've been graded with greater than normal weather. While some of the stuff really isn't all that exciting (ex. we had someone come out to look at the drainage in our yard, exciting huh) I do want to mention a free service we decided was too good to pass up.
MidAmerican Energy offers and free home energy audit to anyone using them as their primary energy service. They inspect all areas of your home and explain everything you'd ever want to know about how energy efficient your house it, simple DIY actions you can take to be more energy efficient, and references for professionals who can help with larger items. In our case, we found out we have about 1/3 of the recommended insulation thickness in our attic. We knew something was up with it after our inspection when we moved in so to have someone come to our house, tell us exactly what was going on up there, and tell us what to do and who to contact to fix it was incredibly helpful. Oh yeah, and don't forget, it's free. And now for the icing on the cake... MidAmerican offers rebates for work you do to your home to increase it's energy efficiency. In the case of our attic, they'll reimburse 70% of the final bill. Score
If you are a MidAmerican customer, click here to find out more. I highly doubt this service is MidAmerican specific so if you have another provider, check out their website to find out what they offer.
From the mind of one young homeowner... free and substantial rebates have never sounded so good. I hope this info. is helpful to anyone who didn't know about this! Knowing me though, it's probably more likely we're the last people to know about it but I do still hope it's helpful =).
For a while now, Mike and I have spent a great deal of time discussing projects we'll need/want to complete over the summer. Some projects are small but others are quite large and require the help of professionals. We figured spring break would be the perfect time to schedule visits since we'd both be home and we've been graded with greater than normal weather. While some of the stuff really isn't all that exciting (ex. we had someone come out to look at the drainage in our yard, exciting huh) I do want to mention a free service we decided was too good to pass up.
MidAmerican Energy offers and free home energy audit to anyone using them as their primary energy service. They inspect all areas of your home and explain everything you'd ever want to know about how energy efficient your house it, simple DIY actions you can take to be more energy efficient, and references for professionals who can help with larger items. In our case, we found out we have about 1/3 of the recommended insulation thickness in our attic. We knew something was up with it after our inspection when we moved in so to have someone come to our house, tell us exactly what was going on up there, and tell us what to do and who to contact to fix it was incredibly helpful. Oh yeah, and don't forget, it's free. And now for the icing on the cake... MidAmerican offers rebates for work you do to your home to increase it's energy efficiency. In the case of our attic, they'll reimburse 70% of the final bill. Score
If you are a MidAmerican customer, click here to find out more. I highly doubt this service is MidAmerican specific so if you have another provider, check out their website to find out what they offer.
From the mind of one young homeowner... free and substantial rebates have never sounded so good. I hope this info. is helpful to anyone who didn't know about this! Knowing me though, it's probably more likely we're the last people to know about it but I do still hope it's helpful =).
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