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See Louisville Handyman's Latest Project

Building Industry Association of Louisville

Tour of Remodeled Homes

August 8th and 9th
Noon - 6 pm

Louisville Handyman's featured project is home #3, located at 3917 Elfin Avenue which runs off of Chenoweth Lane in St Mathews. Come see this remodeling project where we performed a full kitchen remodel, a bathroom remodel and converted a screened-in porch into a three season room.

We couldn't be more proud to show this beautiful home and hope you will take the time to tour it.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Reduce Water Usage at Home

Kitchen

1. Dishwashers 

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  A dishwasher can use 25 gallons of water per load.
• New ENERGY STAR rated machines can effectively clean dishes using minimal water and energy.
• Other dishwashers should be run only when full, saving 10-20 gallons of water a day.  Use the short cycle, if available.
• Soil sensors help keep your dishwasher from using more water than necessary.

2. Kitchen faucets

• Water efficient kitchen faucets can help you conserve water by providing a flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute (gpm) as compared to the industry standard of 2.2 gpm, which will result in a water savings of up to 30 percent.  
• Instead of running water, rinse produce in a tub of clean water, then reuse the water in your yard.

Bathroom

1. Showerheads

• Showering accounts for nearly 17 percent of residential indoor water use, which can add up to nearly 40 gallons per day. Consider reducing time spent in the shower to 5 minutes.
• Install low-flow showerheads with a maximum flow rate of 2.0 gpm, which uses up to 30 percent less water than the standard showerheads of 2.5 gpm. Some showerheads meet performance requirements with a flow as low as l.5 gpm.

2. Bathroom faucets

• Select WaterSense labeled l.5 gpm faucets that use 30 percent less water than standard 2.2 gpm faucets yet still meet strict performance guidelines.
• Turn off the tap while brushing teeth.

3. Toilets

• Toilets account for almost 30 percent of water use in the home, the single largest source of indoor water usage.
• Today’s WaterSense low-flow high-performance toilets can efficiently flush solid waste with only 1.28 gallons of water per flush (gpf). This is 20 percent less water than the current federal standard of 1.6 gpf for new toilets, and up to 60 percent less than older toilets which typically use 3-5 gpf.
• There are also dual-flush toilets that flush liquid waste with 0.8 gpf and solid waste with 1.28 gpf, providing even more water savings.
• The EPA states that by replacing old, inefficient toilets with WaterSense labeled models, the average family could save $110 per year in water costs.

Laundry Room

• Washing machines can use 45 gallons of water per load.
• Choose ENERGY STAR rated front-loading machines or high-efficiency (HE) top-loaders that use 13 gallons of water or less to wash an 8-pound load.
• Top-loaders with agitators are less expensive, but tend to use more water—up to 27 gallons for an 8-pound load.
• Adjust water levels to match the size of the load
• Without variable load control, run a washing machine only when it’s full.