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Customer Testimonial |
Dear Robert:
As we told you upon completion of the job, we were extremely pleased with the work your company did for us. You were prompt to respond to the initial request for an estimate on the job which was quite acceptable. Once the contract was agreed upon, your company followed through with a terrific job on an especially difficult task.
The entire crew was prompt, courteous, and very thorough in their work.
We certainly would recommend Optima to anyone seeking to find a trustworthy and professional cleaning service.
Thank you again for all your help.
Sincerely,
Cora Everett |
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Welcome to Optima Home Solutions, your Maryland remodeling and home maintenance resource. Our commitment to excellence is evident in the Maryland contractors and home maintenance craftsmen we choose to promote. Our contractors and craftsmen only use quality, durable products that offer our customers the value they deserve. They stand behind their work and craftsmanship and always provide proof in the form of Licenses, Before and After Images and TRUE Customer Testimonials!
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 $1,500 TAX CREDIT: Garage doors, replacement windows and entry doors installed in 2009 or 2010 may be eligible for a tax credit of 30% up to $1,500 provided that the product is installed in or on the taxpayer’s principal residence.
Installation costs are NOT covered for selected products, just the cost of the garage door itself is covered.
ENERGY STAR does not label garage doors.
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| Green Living Notebook |
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Styrofoam, or more accurately, polystyrene, is a common plastic product used in packaging that is leaving a terrible environmental legacy for generations to come. Learn more about polystyrene and pick up some tips on how to reduce or delay it from entering the waste stream.
Styrofoam is a trademark of the Dow company, but the material itself is called polystyrene. Like so many other plastics, it's all around us - very commonly used in packing material as peanuts or expanded foam, in food trays and a wide variety of other products - even explosives such as napalm and hydrogen bombs!
The bad news is (aside from its use in WMD); polystyrene is manufactured from petroleum. It's highly flammable and a chemical called benzene, which is a known human carcinogen, is used in its production.
Polystyrene in the environment
Polystyrene foam, used commonly as padding in appliance packaging, takes an incredibly long time to break down in the environment and additionally, animals may ingest it which blocks their digestive tracts and ultimately causes starvation. This foam is also abundant in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Given the nature of polystyrene, it's surprising that such an energy intensive, oil sucking and toxic substance is allowed to be use as packaging for food; particularly for items such as meat where the food has direct contact with it. Nearly two dozen cities in the USA have banned the use of polystyrene for this purpose.
Packaging and products containing polystyrene can usually be identified by a recycling triangle logo with the number 6 inside it stamped on the item.
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