Category Archives: Energy Efficiency
Homeowners can save energy while improving their home’s comfort level by adopting energy-efficient practices with their home improvement projects. Substantial savings are possible during renovations sometimes simply by updating some features to improve your home’s efficiency. Homeowners can save significantly for years to come by reducing their consumption of energy from fossil fuels and lowering their carbon footprint. Energy efficiency is a great way to go green in your home. For example, by adding radiant barrier insulation to a home when replacing siding allows a building to use less heating and cooling energy to achieve and maintain a comfortable temperature. Metal roofing and your roofing color has an impact on energy efficiency of your home as well as installing energy efficient windows that are Energy Star rated and being aware of options to make them even more energy efficient.
LP SmartSide Soffit – Siding Houston TX Home Best For Ventilation and Energy Efficiency
Often I receive the question, Greg what is the best siding to use on my Houston Texas home for Energy Efficiency and longevity? With so many choices out on the market these days such as, Vinyl siding, Faux Stone siding, … Continue reading →
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Home Exterior, Home Improvement, Home Siding, Houston Texas, LP SmartSide, LP SmartSide Siding, r-Value, Siding
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Fiber Cement or LP SmartSide Siding? An Asset or Liability with Single or Double Wall Construction Houston Texas Department of Insurance “TDI”?
With my many years of construction background of building homes, I along with many other home builders and remodelers, know the value of building a strong home. Here in the southeast Houston Texas metro area we have a good amount … Continue reading →
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Home Exterior, Home Improvement, Home Siding, Houston Texas, James Hardie siding, LP SmartSide Siding, Radiant barrier, Siding, Texas Home Exteriors, The Woodlands Texas, Tyvek ThermaWrap
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Tagged Fiber cement, Greg Kapitan, Hardie Siding, Home Exterior, Home Siding, Houston, houston texas, James Hardie Siding, Kapitan The Siding man, Kapitan The Siding Man Blog, LP SmartSide, Racking Force, Sear Wind, Texas Home Exteriors, Wind
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Texas has its first window named after the great state of Texas, private labeled by Amcraft and and manufactured by Simonton Windows JD Powers Award winner four years straight. This is a first for Texas and we here at Texas Home Exteriors … Continue reading →
Determining the Energy Efficiency of Windows for Houston Texas Climate
Many Houston Texas homeowners would like to know more about the energy efficiency of their windows. Most of the new replacement windows are labeled to indicate their energy properties but this information may not be available on existing or older … Continue reading →
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Home Improvement, Houston Texas, r-Value, Replacement Windows, Texas Home Exclusive Windows, Texas Home Exteriors, Texas Windows, The Woodlands Texas, Window Options, Window Replacement, Window Types, Windows
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The Beauty of Stone Coated Metal Roofing for the Houston Texas Area
Stone Coated Metal Roofing Shingles Granted The Freedom To Express Themselves By Greg Kapitan (Kapitan The Siding Man) Time to replace your roofing shingles? As a roofing contractor I find many of today’s Houston Texas homeowners considering stone coated metal … Continue reading →
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Home Improvement, House Shingles, Houston Texas, Metal Roofing, Re - Roofing, Roof, Roof Shingle, Roofing, Roofing Contractor, roofing contractors, Roofing Shingle, Texas Home Exteriors, The Woodlands Texas
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Tagged Energy Efficiency, home improvement, houston texas, Metal roof, metal roofing shingles, roof options, roof shingles, Roofing, roofing contractor, roofing systems, stone coated metal roof, stone coated metal roofing, tile roof
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Energy Efficiency for Hardie Siding in Houston TX with Tyvek ThermaWrap
Energy Efficiency for Hardie Siding with Tyvek ThermaWrap Southeast Houston TX homeowners often remove their old siding and install James Hardie Siding. This is a great decision although often overlooked is what can be done before the new HardiePlank Siding … Continue reading →
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Home Improvement, Home Siding, Houston, Houston Texas, James Hardie siding, r-Value, Radiant barrier, Siding, Texas Home Exteriors, The Woodlands Texas, Thermal Barrier, TX, Tyvek ThermaWrap, Vinyl Siding
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Tagged Efficient energy use, Energy, Hardie Siding, Heat transfer, Home Siding, Kapitan The Siding Man Blog, Low emissivity, Microsoft Windows, R-value (insulation), Texas, Texas Home Exteriors, Thermal radiation, Tyvek ThermaWrap
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What About Window Types?
Homeowners often inquire about the different window types that are available. To help clarify these questions, in this post I compiled a short list of the basic types. Many homes are built with basic types of windows (standard “builders grade” windows) … Continue reading →
Posted in Energy Efficiency, Energy Star, Home Improvement, Houston Texas, Replacement Windows, Texas Home Exclusive Windows, Texas Home Exteriors, Texas Windows, The Woodlands Texas, Window Options, Window Replacement, Window Types, Windows
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