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Make The Right Green Improvements (Ideal Home 01/08/2008)
Changes - big or small - can have an effect on the planet and your pocket.

Long term
If you want to be eco-conscious and save money over the long term, these are your options....

Wind Turbine:- Can supply an average household with constant electricity from an outlay of £1,500 to £25,000.
Worth It?:- Turbines need to be located in exposed areas with a constant breeze in order to earn their keep.

Solar Panel:- Suitable for any roof facing within 90 degrees of south. Installation costs £7,500 to £20,000 (grants are available - visit www.energysavingtrust.org). A good system can supply all your power.
Worth It?:- If you can get a grant, otherwise it will take over a decade to pay for itself.

Ground Source Heat Pump:- Carries heat from the ground into your home. Costs from £7,300.
Worth It?:- It supplements your regular heating and hot water systems, rather than replaces them, and you need to have a garden.

Rain Water Harvesting:- System filters rain and stores it in tanks. They cost from £600 to £1,000 and may need to be buried in the garden.
Worth It?:- Yes, considering the government plans to issue water meters in drought prone areas.

Quick Payback... or start saving straightaway with these smaller changes

Hot Water Tank Jacket:- Get a 7cm thick one from any DIY store
Costs:- around £12
Saves:- Up to £20 per year

27cm Thick Loft Insulation:- The average 45 sq m loft will need four rolls
Costs:- around £30 per roll
Saves:- Can cut 15% off heating costs

High Efficiency Condensing Boiler:- Recover the heat other boilers lose
Costs:- around £1,500
Saves:- around £110 per year

Mortgage buster
If your cheap, short term fixed rate mortgage ends soon, keep payments from going through the roof by increasing the length of you new loan. You'll pay more interest in the long term, but could benefir in the short term if funds are tight.

Who Knew?
Our obsession with weekend DIY is causing a surge in Monday calls to builders, plumbers and electricians to put right botched jobs, according to online trades search Quotatis.co.uk
Back of the net! (ProfBuild 30/05/2008)
Quick fix Mondays (Daily Star 07/04/2008)
Calls to handymen soar after weekend DIY efforts (Glasgow Herald 07/04/2008)
Home Improvements back in vogue (York Property 24/04/2008)
Credit crunch causes spring cleaning splurge (Building Talk 18/03/2008)
Spring cleaning gets Credit Crunch Boost (HousewaresLive.net 18/03/2008)
How to find a good tradesman (TimesOnline 21/04/2008)
Don't get ripped off (Woman's Own 29/04/2008)
Website of the day (Pocket Lint 29/02/2008)
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