As a part of adding insulation to the attic this fall, I determined that I needed to remove the old soffits to get the rafter insulation spacers in place. The old soffits had no ventilation and I noticed in some mold on the under side of the roof sheathing. It started out rainy yesterday, so [...]
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We are meeting with siding contractors. Uhg. I am not sure why I don’t like the idea, I want the house to look good, and right now, with the old ugly yellow siding that is stained with the bottom third pulled off when we fixed our structural problem, it does not. But the thought of [...] This happened to us repeatedely our first year. The worst experience was in January 2005 when we had a warm front move through and dump about 2 inches of rain on us overnight. All of the snow melted, and since the ground was still frozen the water ran across our back yard and right into [...] This was a big one on my hit list. I have wanted to replace the windows in our master bedroom ever since the first winter night I lay awake and listened to the wind blowing right through them. There was this little piece of plastic that was supposed to be some sort of weather stripping [...] Last Fall, after trimming back some large shrubs, I found this crack in the corner of our foundation wall. It was a bit of a surprise because inside the basement there is no evidence of a crack. This is a slightly worrisome development. After work today, I decided to wield a pick and shovel [...] We have two crawl spaces under the additions to the main house, which were built in the late 1960′s. The original house has a full basement, which is nice because it is a good place to locate heating equipment, the oil tank, the hot water tank, the well tank, etc. Some of our friends live [...] Here is a subject that I have gained great deal of first hand knowledge about: The wonderful world of wood destroying pests. In nature, these creatures serve the needed purpose of breaking down wood products back into their base compounds which are mostly carbon dioxide, water, and a few other elements. Once the larger part [...] One of the more expensive discoveries was the condition of our roof. When standing on it, it looked like it was in good condition. The shingles were laying flat and not curling up around the edges and there were only a few broken ones that I could see. What was not evident was the conditions [...] |
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