Old Weybridge home transformed for 2025

When it comes to the details, Silver Maple Construction has a lot of experience getting them right. The New Haven company runs its own custom woodshop that creates custom cabinetry and woodworking elements that combines artistry and craftsmanship. The results are reflected in the home building and renovation projects that they undertake.

What if your yard could support more than just grass? The organization Pollinator Pathways of Addison County next month will host a talk that will help homeowners answer that question.

In August 2024 Linda Larrabee, a lifelong Shoreham resident, spoke about feeling stumped about how to address her heating and cooling needs at home.

Since retiring, a certain Addison County homeowner started to notice some pressing issues, including high energy bills, draftiness, and humidity in the bedroom and basement, despite existing weatherization efforts and the installation of a heat pump. They … (read more)

Income-eligible Vermont households can embrace efficiency in 2025 and get more than $30,000 cash back through a combination of rebates and incentives for multiple home energy projects.

The Addison County Climate Economy Action Center’s Energy Navigators program has lots of useful energy-saving information on its website. Here is the important information it contains.

Hundreds of Vermonters are in desperate need of permanent housing and have been for a long time. “Saying it’s been a challenge to find housing would be an understatement. I’ve been in Vermont for about 13 years and we’ve moved 15 or 16 times,” Kate Bentle … (read more)

Wasn’t Addison County a beautiful place this past summer? Certainly the colorful and interesting gardens cultivated by local residents added to the appeal of this place.

As fall advances and many of us are thinking about wrapping up our properties for the season ahead. It’s time to put the garden to bed, patch the porch, and repair that piece of trim under the eaves before the wasps move in to overwinter.

Every year the Middlebury Garden Club gives awards to public and private gardens in Addison County. To be considered, a garden must be able to be seen from the roadside and cannot belong to a current member of the club. 

This year, you could consider installing window inserts, a crafty alternative to cranking up the heat or throwing on an extra layer. 

Vermonters who want to upgrade their home water heater have a chance to win a brand new, highly-efficient electric heat pump water heater installed at their residence thanks to a contest held by Vermont Gas Systems, in celebration of its three decades as … (read more)

While doing your fall yard clean-up, envision and decide on an area for a new flower or vegetable garden or a space to relax.

Did you know that many houseplants sold in stores are actually tropical perennials?

A sustained boom in home sales has seen many homeowners eschew minor or cosmetic renovations to enhance the value of their abodes, and instead focus on major overhauls or rebuilds to either capitalize on the current market or enhance their investment.