First of all, I would like to mention that I'm not a handy person. I am a high school teacher with a Master's Degree in Education. I am a bigtime green activist however, and am a big believer in green technology. "Going Green" can be as simple as recycling your toilet paper rolls and juice boxes, but I like to take things a step further. Unfortunately green technology has always been very expensive, but now I have found a much cheaper solution that actually saves you money.

I have always wanted to install solar panels on the roof of my house, but the cost to professionally install them were always out of my reach. I have consulted with countless solar panel installers and have been quoted an average price of $10,000! With a young family (2 kids), one does not usually have $10K kicking around ready to be spent. This very reason made me search for alternative ways to get that solar panel on my house without dropping this kind of cash.

I searched around the internet and came across this solar panel installer named "Green Toolman" who had a website called http://www.greentoolman.com. He had a review on how to build and install solar panels yourself for under $200 bucks. My initial thought was ya right, SCAM! As I read more, it was clear that the author had nothing to do with selling the solar panel instructions and he seemed genuine. He also mentioned how easy it was to build solar panels, which always put doubt in my mind as I am about the non-handiest person you could ever encounter! I then decided to give it a shot and purchase the instructions to build the solar panel as I could always ask my brother in-law (contractor) to give me a hand if things got too tough.

To my surprise, the instructions to build the solar panel (product was called "Earth4Energy" were very basic, and easy to understand. The diagrams were very well done and really spelled out what needs to be purchased and how it is put together. I was also happy to read that the solar panels were photovoltaic panels, and not hydronic. Let's just say that it took me 1 week to gather all the items and build my solar panels (I built 3 in total at 125W each). I plan on building more when I have time, soon my entire roof will be one big solar panel! I did need help with assembling, but not because of the difficulty but because 4 hands are needed to assemble the glass to the frame. Wiring was a snap.

It has now been 2 months since and I've saved about $75 so far in energy costs. Not bad considering it is the summer months and these panels are permanent (which means, more money to be saved!). All in all, I'm absolutely thrilled that I found the green toolman website and purchased the earth 4 energy blueprints.

You can visit the Green Toolman's website at: http://www.GreenToolman.com

You can visit the Earth 4 Energy website at: http://blainey.earth4.hop.clickbank.net/?tid=ART