Nate Rodney's Article in Home Improvement

789 Factors to Consider While Purchasing Electric Fireplaces
Many people today consider electric fireplaces as one of the best heating systems. We can enjoy all the features of a traditional wood fireplace such as glowing flames, crackling wood sounds, warmth of fire, etc., using electric fireplaces. In fact, these fireplaces avoid frequent maintenance hassles like cleaning the ashes, supplying the wood, etc. Electric fireplaces are user friendly, plug-and-play appliances just like our TVs and stereos.
Posted on Feb-03-2012

605 Which Materials to Choose From When Buying a Conservatory
Though there are a number of materials from which conservatories can be made, many companies only use one, or the other. However, each material has its own individual attributes. We all understand that specific styles don't suit our homes and so being able to choose a certain material is a necessity in order for your house to look good.
Posted on Feb-01-2012

556 Electric Fireplace - Best Option to Save Your Heating Costs
With increasing concern for the depletion of forests and the associated implications on environment, people today are looking for heating systems that use renewable energy to warm their homes. Besides, the increasing costs to maintain heating systems has led to a sea of changes in the buying behavior of the people.
Posted on Jan-27-2012

467 Why Prefer Electric Infrared Heaters to Save Heating Costs?
It is painful for many people to see their winter heating bills. With increased heating needs, an efficient heating device that provides warmth at the least possible cost is preferable. Among the various heating options, electric infrared heaters, which provide efficient warmth, are considered as one of the best to save heating costs.
Posted on Jan-20-2012

576 Benefits of Electric Fireplaces over Traditional Fireplaces
In many homes, electric fireplaces have replaced the traditional ones as they are well suited for today’s modern homes and lifestyles. As we all know, traditional fireplaces are often difficult to maintain; it is not the case with electric fireplaces. These modern versions, however, maintain the aesthetic look of traditional fireplaces.
Posted on Jan-02-2012

522 How to Make a Conservatory Cosier for Winter
Though the winter months you’re wriggling around underneath your two pairs of socks, looking for that extra bit of heat, you can always ensure that you're that little bit more cosy having added some sumptuous and warm decor and additions to your new conservatory. So, how can you make your conservatory cosy this winter?
Posted on Dec-28-2011

506 Why Choose an Electric Fireplace for Effective Home Heating?
Winter is already here, many places are experiencing cold weather conditions and people are looking for affordable ways to heat. If you are one among them looking for heat, add a fireplace to your living space. A fireplace not only offers warmth that you need in cold winters, but can also add décor to your room.
Posted on Dec-28-2011

544 How Quartz Infrared Heaters Assure Efficient Home Heating?
Proper home heating system is necessary to experience warmth in cold winters. Quartz infrared heaters are considered as one of the best options as they provide efficient home heating ensuring soft, gentle, safe and instant heat for a long time. Available in two varieties – quartz lamps and tubes, these quartz infrared heaters are cost-effective. This article helps you understand how quartz infrared heaters work and provide efficient heat.
Posted on Dec-27-2011

517 Tips to Maintain Your Electric Fireplace
Electric fireplaces are commonly seen in many homes these days. They produce heat using electricity. They are preferred over traditional wood burning fireplaces because of their ability to function well with low maintenance. Using electric fireplace, you need not clean the ashes or replace the woods. However, ensuring proper maintenance of the fireplace will enhance its durability and efficiency.
Posted on Dec-27-2011

432 Consider a Garden House Instead of an Extension
If you like the idea of the extra space a conservatory can bring but don't want to extend your home then a garden house is worth considering. There are many reasons why some of us can't have or don't want a conservatory, yet we could all do with some extra space. Many of us want that space to either utilise a large back garden or allow us to enjoy it more.
Posted on Dec-27-2011

442 Garden Rooms as a Good Alternative to Conservatories
Conservatories have become one of the most popular ways to extend our homes. The high cost of moving and the more relaxed legislation on planning permission are some of the reasons why many people choose to extend, and a conservatory offers the added benefit of natural light. If you're extending a north-facing property then light is a real concern as any extension would darken the existing room.
Posted on Nov-29-2011

442 Tips to Choose Best Location for Your Portable Infrared Heater
Experiencing the efficient heat everywhere in your home is possible only by placing the heater at the right place. Even if the heating system is highly efficient, wrong placement will only waste the emitted heat, particularly in the case of portable infrared heaters. In spite of their high efficiency and flexibility, if they are not properly located, the heat transferred by them will only be wasted. Besides this, right placing also ensures proper maintenance of the heater.
Posted on Nov-01-2011

633 Conservatory Design – Thinking of Winter
When planning and designing your conservatory it's easy for your imagination to dwell in the summer months. Long days of sunshine where the only consideration is how you will keep the conservatory cool. But conservatories are not only for the summer they're for Christmas and the rest of the year too.
Posted on Oct-31-2011

404 Extending versus Moving Your Home: Comparing the Costs
As the economic woes of the world fill our news screens it can all seem very far away, but the new decade has brought the economic crises much closer to home. Whilst the UK is not a member of the Euro-zone the UK banking industry is very much tied to the rest of Europe and the wider world economy. Mortgage lending is still a problem and as the banks tighten their purse strings further this isn't likely to get much easier in the next few years.
Posted on Oct-31-2011

451 Why Choose Glass for your New Conservatory?
The most attractive feature of a new conservatory or orangery is the light it will bring into your home. Unlike a standard extension, which will inevitably darken the room it extends, conservatories and orangeries capture natural light by the use of glass – particularly in their roofs. Yet many conservatories have polycarbonate or plastic roofs, with the aim of saving on cost being the main reason for this choice.
Posted on Oct-31-2011

573 Verandas: why not?
If you've never thought of having a veranda built for your home, then once the thought appears it's a surprisingly attractive one that can stay with you. There are the obvious concerns about it only being used in the summer, and after a long wet one even that usefulness is called into question.
Posted on Sep-28-2011

643 Conservatory Builds – Cost Considerations
If you're thinking of having a new conservatory built, or you would like to upgrade your existing one to a higher standard, one of the first considerations will likely be cost. This article takes a brief look at what to consider when planning your build to find the cost that suits you best.
Posted on Sep-24-2011

496 Designing a Veranda
The veranda is back in fashion, although many would say it has never lost its appeal to those in the know. As people choose more and more to stay in their home and shape it to the lifestyle instead of moving, the veranda is a cost-effective way to make a change that is enjoyable to use and beautiful to look at.
Posted on Aug-26-2011

558 Choosing Your New Conservatory: Substance and Form
Cost is the overriding factor for most people when they decide what kind of conservatory they want. And that's why most conservatories you see nowadays are made from PVC, because it is affordable to most people. Yet a conservatory is not like buying a new TV.
Posted on Aug-26-2011

454 Designing Your Conservatory: the Efficiency of Underfloor Heating
When designing your new conservatory it's easy to overlook the question of how you will heat it after it's built. Yet this consideration should be among the first on your checklist as you go through your requirements with your conservatory builder. In fact, a reputable builder will ask you what your plans are for heating, because as construction progresses your options will become more and more limited.
Posted on Aug-23-2011

492 Orangeries are Not Only for Fruit
It's surprising how the subject of orangeries can cause arguments. First there's the question of what is the difference between a conservatory and an orangery? Then there are the arguments over the origins and history of the orangery. This article will explore these questions and why the orangery deserves to be a topic for conversation in the 21st century.
Posted on Jul-29-2011