home improvement
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Weybridge seed swap set for May 22
WEYBRIDGE — With folks spending more time in their yards and gardens over the past year, the Weybridge Energy Committee is offering an outdoor event for community residents…
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Local home organizer helps spark joy
MIDDLEBURY — When we hear “home improvement” we often think of renovations or additions or other significant changes to the buildings we live in, undertaken by intrepid do-it-yourselfers…
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Building suppliers see pandemic boom
ADDISON COUNTY — With a boost from strong real estate sales and homeowners motivated to improve their nests after spending more time than usual in them, the local…
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Get your property ready for some ‘backyarding’
“Backyarding” — that’s what they style mavens are calling a new trend that’s emerged during the pandemic. Our backyards are where we eat, work, play, relax and socialize,…
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Rebates on tap for wood heat in Vt.
MONTPELIER — For those who are ready to opt out of and do their part to help the state meet its goal of 90% renewable energy by 2050,…
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New guide offers tips on clean heating and cooling
MONTPELIER — Vermonters interested in heating their homes without fossil fuels have a new resource to help them navigate the path towards clean heating. The guide, titled “A…
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Rebates now offered on heat pumps
COLCHESTER — Green Mountain Power (GMP) recently launched extra rebates on heat pumps for low- and moderate-income customers to make it easier for more Vermonters to cut carbon…
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Design/build partnership paves way for Habitat home
VERGENNES — The latest evidence of a productive partnership among Habitat for Humanity Addison County, Middlebury firm McLeod Kredell Architects, and Ripton contractor Alex Carver stands proudly, all…
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The 200-year-old Middlebury Community House gets TLC
MIDDLEBURY — While dozens of workers and huge cranes and trucks were populating downtown Middlebury this summer during the installation of a $73 million infrastructure project, another ongoing…
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Home improvement: The case for home solar
ADDISON COUNTY — Over the past two decades Americans have begun to embrace the idea that they can use solar energy to power their homes. The concept of…