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Let’s Blog Off: Thanksgiving Leftover’s

Gee’s it Thanksgiving, I wonder what this week’s Let’s Blog Off topic might be about? And wow, I have never seen Rufus (aka @DogWalkBlog) so excited; his tail & ears have been perked up like you wouldn’t believe, so it is must either be about naps, going for a walk, or FOOD. I get a […]

Filed Under: Food Safety, Holiday & Vacations Tagged With: Blog Off, Holiday, Thanksgiving November 22, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Smart Phones

This week McAfee released there 12 scams for Christmas, which is really a misnomer as it only deals with hardware and online issues and for the most is a rehash of ongoing issues. The most interesting part of the list though was that the smart phones actually took the top two spots. The first one […]

Filed Under: Around the home Tagged With: Safety Sunday November 13, 2011 By SLS

Let’s Blog Off: Growing up is so hard…

*** UPDATED – I swear, some companies remind me of a bunch of kids – nanny nanny boo boo – that stinks – does not – does to – well you stink so I am going to give you a swirly…  Ahhh, welcome to another “Let’s Blog Off” where this week’s topic is based on the question […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Blog Off November 8, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Locks are meant to keep the Honest people Honest

From a safety & security standpoint, this was a pretty quiet but yet an interesting week. My favorite comment this week was – I thought keys were just keys… (Sorry, but we can’t rekey your new Kwikset locks to use your old Schlage key) Then yesterday while I was playing catch up, here comes an […]

Filed Under: Around the home, Consumer Awareness Tagged With: Safety Sunday October 9, 2011 By SLS

Let’s Blog Off: Privacy from an Information Security Specialist View

Before stepping back into the construction arena full time, my main day job for almost 10 years was working for the State of Arizona in the Information Technology field; where the bulk of the later years was focused mainly on data & information security. During this 10 year period, it was pretty interesting dealing with […]

Filed Under: Around the home Tagged With: Blog Off September 27, 2011 By SLS

Let’s Blog Off – Thumbtacks & Hanging Items on Walls

Ahhh, the lowly thumbtack and how I loathe thee… Antique plaster, solid wood, faux finished, paneled & perfectly finished drywall just pock marked with hundreds of little holes where posters, notes, pictures & calendars use to hang – enough to leave one thinking that it should be criminalized. While a few of today’s Let’s Blog […]

Filed Under: Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Blog Off September 13, 2011 By SLS

Air Sealing: Attic Floor Insulation

Adding more insulation in your attic is often seen as one of the easiest ways to help save money and increase comfort in your home. While this is generally true, all too often the items need to be done are either simply overlooked &/or buried. That is one reason why we have held off on […]

Filed Under: Air Sealing & Insulation September 6, 2011 By SLS

Air Sealing: Attic Baffles

Ever wonder why your outside walls feel so bloody hot during the summer, and oh so cold during the winter?  Well unless you have an older home with no insulation, in many cases it isn’t the actual wall, but a popular cost saving measure that is taken by many contractors – no attic baffles being […]

Filed Under: Air Sealing & Insulation August 23, 2011 By SLS

Air Sealing: Sealing those Attic Penetrations

In our last few articles we have been focusing on the attic; namely creating an insulated attic hatch, and creating a means to store items & walk through the attic without disturbing blown in insulation. We have been spending a lot of time focusing on the attic as it is one of the most overlooked, […]

Filed Under: Air Sealing & Insulation June 13, 2011 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Only You… You’re House & Wildfires

When we wrote our last Safety Sunday article on campfire and outdoor fire safety, there were 33 large wildfires burning across the US which has since dropped down to 31. Both Alaska & Arizona have dropped down to 3 fires each, while Florida on the other hand has jumped from 5 active fires up to […]

Filed Under: Around the home, Disaster Preparation, Fire Safety Tagged With: firewise, Safety Sunday June 12, 2011 By SLS

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