New Dow Solar Shingles – Are They Practical?

April 18th, 2010

Click photo to watch video These solar shingles from Dow could be showing up on roofs across North America some time soon. They are about the size of a normal asphalt shingle, and can be installed like asphalt shingles too – with just a hammer and nails. The cost is still prohibitive – about $25k [...]

Filled Under: Green Tips and Healthy Housing, Home Improvements

Alton Browns Gear For Your Kitchen

January 7th, 2009

Alton Browns Gear For Your Kitchen Dedicated viewers of Alton Brown’s acclaimed Food Network show Good Eats know of his penchant for using unusual equipment. He has smoked a salmon in a cardboard box, roasted prime rib in a flowerpot, and used a C-clamp as a nutcracker. Brown isn’t interested in novelty, he’s just devoted [...]

Filled Under: Books, Kitchen

Welcome to Todays House Blog!

October 3rd, 2008

Welcome to Todays House. Like our name indicates, we are interested in everything about our homes, inside and out. Whether it is home improvement, renovating, decorating, landscaping, buying, selling or diy – if it is about your home, we will be talking about it here. Most of us want our homes to look (and feel) [...]

Filled Under: Bathrooms, Books, Garden and Landscaping, General, Green Tips and Healthy Housing, Holidays, Home and Family, Home Decor, Home Improvements, Home Renovations, Kitchen, Real Estate