They include detailed instructions for relatively simple but highly beneficial tasks like changing your furnace filter, checking your smoke and carbon-monoxide alarms, performing a radon test, installing a programmable thermostat, cleaning your humidifier, reducing indoor-air pollution, and maintaining chimneys. We also published this list of essential items you should have to cope with any emergencies 2010 might have in store.
But there are still a few more things you can do. Cash for caulkers has joined cash for clunkers for appliances as a cost-effective—and in the words of President Obama, a sexy—way for you to boost home efficiency and cut energy bills. We’ve caught the spirit by publishing Weekend Projects that include step-by-step illustrated guides to insulating your attic and caulking. Other Weekend Projects you can plan for next year include building a shed, installing a new toilet, burglar-proofing your home, and holding a successful garage sale.
Essential information: The labors above can work up quite an appetite, so recharge with our recipes on winter grilling. And if you’ve overindulged in holiday fare, check back later next week for our reviews of digital, analog and solar-powered bathroom scales and our reviews of treadmills and elliptical trainers.
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