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December 19, 2011

Replacement Windows: Before and After Long Fence and Home Came In!

Just in time for the holidays, Long Fence and Home visited Falls Church, VA to donate replacement windows, gutters and gutter jackets for four veteran families, as part of Decorate-A-Vet. Founded by Jeff Jones of Classic Stonescaping in 2010, Decorate-A-Vet was created to help local home improvement businesses give back to America’s veterans by decorating, remaking and cleaning up their homes for the holiday season. For some veterans, it’s the first time they’ve ever decorated their homes for the holidays.

Some of the updates received by the veteran families were home makeovers including our replacement windows, new gutters systems and gutter downspouts. If you couldn’t make it out to see the homes during the unveiling, here are some of the before and after pictures of the windows:

With its founder Bob Long a veteran of World War II, Long Fence and Home has been a large and long-time supporter of our country’s service men and women.

“It was a honor to work with these veterans and make these updates to their homes just in time for the holidays. Seeing their joy made the holiday season that much sweeter,” Director of Business Development Katie DePaola said.

To say thank you, Long Fence and Home offers a discount of 25 percent off for any government employee or service member who is looking to improve their home with energy efficient replacement windows, an updated kitchen, fresh siding or other energy efficient updates. If your windows look like more the before pictures and you’d like them to look like the afters, please don’t hesitate to call us at 1-800-417-LONG or visit our website for your free estimate.

The Long Fence and Home family wishes you a holiday season filled with joy and happiness!

November 23, 2011

Long Fence and Home gives the gift of happy, healthy homes this holiday season

As the seasons of giving approaches, our thoughts drift to one group that defines giving: American veterans. These men and women risked their lives and fought bravely for our country, but now that they have aged, they need assistance with basic household chores such as cleaning gutters, clearing brush, trimming tree limbs or maintaining their sidewalks and landscapes. That’s why Long Fence and Home, the Washington DC area’s leading home improvement company, is teaming up with Decorate-A-Vet to provide home makeovers for veterans in Northern Virginia this holiday season.

As part of the partnership, Long Fence and Home will install new gutter systems or new replacement windows in the homes of six veterans in Falls Church who served in either the Korean War or World War II. Through these installations, the veterans’ homes will not only become more energy efficient, but they will reduce the amount of maintenance needed for cleaning and repair around the home. The newly renovated homes will be unveiled on December 3 in a short ceremony.

Additional renovations that Decorate-A-Vet has commissioned to be done by other home improvement contractors are landscaping, mulching, painting, handrail installation and tree stump removal. These generous donations will improve the appearance and functionality of the veterans’ homes.

On top of the home improvements, Long Fence and Home is also collecting items for a Holiday Gift Box that will be presented to the veterans during their home unveiling. The team at Long Fence and Home will provide gift cards to stores such as Target, Dunkin Donuts and Giant along with a variety of holiday items to help spruce up the veterans’ homes in time for holiday celebrations.

If you would like to donate some items for the Holiday Gift Box, feel free to stop by 10236 Southard Drive in Beltsville, Maryland during regular business hours. Every little bit helps!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

November 4, 2011

November’s energy saving tip!

October is over and we’ve already had our first snow! As the air continues to chill and the temperatures start to drop, your heating costs will begin to rise. We know that heating your home is important, but did you know that setting your thermostat at 68 degrees or lower during the winter months is the ideal temperature? For each degree you increase the temperature from the recommended setting, you can increase your energy bill up to 4%. Here’s a quick table to show you the impact of raising your temperature.

For your free in-home estimate, please call 1-800-417-LONG (5664) or visit www.longfenceandhome.com.

October 18, 2011

Like a light bulb going off over your head

We at Long Energy Solutions think that deciding to lead a more energy-efficient lifestyle is really a no-brainer. You’ll save money on your energy expenses while at the same time saving the environment. Some might say it’s like a light bulb going off over your head – as long as that light bulb is of the energy-saving compact fluorescent variety!

National Energy Awareness Month is almost over! What have you done to make an impact?

October 11, 2011

A mind is a terrible thing to waste – so is energy

The iconic slogan “A mind is a terrible thing to waste” just turned 40 years old earlier this year. While the mind is still something to be treasured, so is energy. With the growing cost of energy continually climbing, reducing your carbon footprint and lowering your energy-dependence has never been more paramount. This National Energy Awareness Month, try and see how much you can lower you energy bill. Below are some tips from the Department of Energy on how to do just that.

Use your mind, save some energy!