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5 Things You Should Know About Building A Home

Building a new home can be just as exciting as it is complex and stressful. If you properly plan out the project and try to avoid mistakes, you can ensure the house stays within your budget and desired timeline.

Designing and Building Your Own Home? Make Sure To Follow These Tips

Designing and building a home is a long, complex process. And if it’s your first time going through the process, it can be hard to know how to set yourself up for success. What should you do during the design and build process to ensure the final product is the home you want? A recent…

How Much Does Concrete Cost Per Cubic Yard? Current Ready Mix Concrete Prices

How much does concrete cost. This is a current ready mix concrete company's price list. It lists the cost of a yard of concrete and other concrete additives like fibermesh and accelerators.

5 Secrets Your Contractor Doesn’t Want You to Know

You think of your general contractor as an ally and partner — but he’s a primarily a businessman who may not reveal all his secrets.

9 Surprising Ways to Boost Your Home's Value

Real estate experts offer insight on how to maximize the value of your house and make it more attractive to potential buyers.

15 Tips for a Successful Remodeling Project

Any remodeling project can seem overwhelming, but it's guaranteed to go more smoothly if you know a couple of insider tricks. Here are 15 tips from remodeling professionals.

Why There Are Diamonds on Tape Measures

In a perfect world, you could use the red marks to identify the placement of the studs. To locate a center between the studs, simply find the black diamond.

Shavitz Heating and Air Conditioning is now Paperless!

Shavitz Heating and Air Conditioning has been proudly serving the Chicago area for over 100 years, and we know it's important to help our valued customers stay informed of the latest equipment and products for your home and comfort. Air conditioning systems are becoming more efficient and reducing energy consumption and now our techs are…

Home Efficiency Tip 2 Heating and Cooling Systems

Keeping It Cool: Air Conditioning

This is an excerpt from the article “Top 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Saving Energy at Home: Summer Edition”. For more info, please visit www.energy.gov.Running your air conditioning at 78°F ins…

Allergies? An Air Conditioner Tune-up Can Help.

If you or your family suffer from allergies, something as simple as an annual air conditioner tune-up can dramatically reduce susceptibility to outbreaks.

Ways to Save Energy When Using Your AC

It almost seems like an oxymoron – saving energy when you’re running your air conditioner, especially during the extreme temperatures of summer. However, there are ways to curtail energy consumption when using your AC.

Read This Before You Install Central Air Conditioning

Sweltering through another summer parked in front of a window AC unit? Here’s what you need to know before investing in a whole-house system

Tips to check your car’s A/C unit

Summer has hit the Chicago area. Well, not technically, but with temperatures already in the 90s, you might want to think about your car’s air conditioning unit and how much you love it.

Help Your AC Be More Effective

Here are a few tips to help your AC be more effective.

5 Things You’re Doing That Are Actually Hurting Your Air Conditioner

Make sure you avoid these bad habits to help your AC!

MERV Ratings: Who Is Merv and Why Is He Weighing in On Your HVAC Filters?

Keep your home and your commercial building allergy free with an air purification system from Air-Tro. Call us today at (626) 357-3535.