Author: Syed Asad Ali

Luxury homes are known for great features which make their owners feel opulence and wallow in pleasure. Before attributing the word `luxury’ to a home, people check the home for highly-coveted facilities including a gym, a well-stocked kitchen, large outdoor pool(s), spa bathrooms and lots more. If you visit one of the luxury homes in the US and many other countries, you’re very likely to find all of these lavish facilities in it. Depending on the preferences and budgets of their owners, some luxury homes can have more splendid amenities than others but in most cases, there are certain...

Whether you’ve got a large home or a small one, or you’re building such a property, there are ways to increase property value and decrease living expense while helping the environment. Turning your home greener can be a great step. You can install a 3.2 kWh solar energy system for $5k or less, provided you do some of the installation work. Such a solar energy system will increase property value between $10k and $20k depending on the state you reside in. Additionally, many states offer tax breaks for such “green” home augmentation. With some properties, you could very conceivably...

The furnace is responsible for providing the warm, cozy atmosphere in your home during the winter. But as summer looms on the horizon, you have to wonder: Should you turn off your furnace over the warmer months? The short answer is, it depends. A traditional oil furnace is designed to burn for 365 days a year. If you live in a place where it’s chilly in the evening, you might consider leaving the furnace on even during the intense summer months. Keep in mind the furnace will still burn fuel even if the thermostat is turned off. This is...

It’s finally here. The big dreaded M-word! Moving day can be so terribly stressful that you may not want to even utter the word. One of the biggest reasons for this stress is that you always have so much rubbish clearance and no idea what to do with it. In sheer frustration, many people, even otherwise good and rational people, end up taking improper actions they would never take if they knew of a better option. These actions usually don’t serve hem well, nor other people. Below are some tips on how to be responsible with your rubbish clearance...