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How to Best Light A Garage Home Gym?
Since 2020 and the explosion of Covid-19 and the multiple lockdowns has affected the business and opening of commercial gyms. Every lockdown and changes of rules ha s led to people finding solitude in their own gyms. The explosion of garage and home gyms and workouts has led to an increased demand in trying to replicate the commercial gym
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Why is UVA Beneficial to Indoor Grows?
UVA has mostly been neglected in indoor grow light manufacturers as well as indoor gardeners. However, there are some major benefits to be had. Of natural sunlight UVA accounts for 95% of the UV radiation on earth, UVB is 5% and UVC is blocked out by the atmosphere. When it comes to lighting indoors, we are trying to recreate the most natural
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How Many Lumens Do We Need in the Yard?
When it comes to lighting the exterior of your home there are 3 main benefits you will want from it. General illuminance, allowing you to see clearly reducing the risk for accidents, security lighting; for protecting the home and landscape lighting; making the outside of your home more aesthetic and attractive. Each area of the yard and outside of
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Technology That Makes Your Home More Energy Efficient
Because of climate change, homes in the near future are likely to be built very differently — with more regard for energy efficiency and environmental responsibility. In addition, people around the world are becoming more conscious of the need to protect our earth, bolstering the demand for innovative technologies and designs that can maximize
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The Best Outdoor Lights For Christmas 2020
This year has been maybe the most unusual years to date. So why not try to go all out this year on the exterior of your home for Christmas decorations and lights. With the holiday season underway now and Christmas coming in fast you’re going to need to be quick! So we’re going to point out some of the fastest, simplest, and most effective ways
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How To Grow Plants Through Winter
For a long time, Gardening has been seen as a seasonal hobby. However, it is there to be enjoyed all year round if you apply some tricks and hints to extend or supplement your growth periods. The simplest way is to find plants or vegetables that are best suited to drier cooler temperatures or that are good at growing indoors. Once you’ve found
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What’s The Best Security Lights For Surveillance Cameras?
If you’re looking for the most protection on the exterior for your residential or commercial building would be to combine LED security floodlights with a security camera. Security cameras on their own at night time may not be as effective as first thought. However, it is not as simple as just installing a security light right next to the camera
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How To Help Your Plants in Winter
Autumn is well underway now and the temperatures are dropping with colder drier air. This can be an issue for plants. With reduced sunlight hours and lower temperatures, the plants may need to be taken indoors and given some supplemental lighting.
Step 1 Prepare the Plants for Winter
Houseplants usually take a breakthrough winter so it may be
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How to Upgrade Your Garage
Depending on your requirements, an updated garage can provide you with exactly what you need. Storage, extra workspace or simply an extra living area. In some instances, upgrading your garage can even help add value to your home! However, it is important to be careful about what you do to your garage if you are converting it, as if it is fully
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What Affects the Lifespan of LEDs
The lifespan of LEDs is one of the biggest factors when purchasing an LED bulb. With the initial higher costs, people are looking to get long-lasting bulbs for their homes. It is important to make sure the lifespan can be guaranteed. Like most things, LEDs lifespan’s are made up of many variables. So there is not just a simple panacea to
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