Recently I had time to chat for a little over an hour with Doug Walden, who is the product manager for Owens Corning newest air sealing product called Energy Complete. I got to say I have never seen the system in action and that was one of the reasons why I jumped at the opportunity […]
Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
Having lived in numerous areas, that statement definitely has a ring of truth to it. Even if you happen to have great neighbors now, nothing says that you always will or they won’t get some new pet that just loves digging up your yard. It can be difficult for many homeowners to sort through the […]
New-School Ways to Heat & Cool: WiFi Programmable Thermostats
This week we have a guest article from Garret Stembridge of Extra Space Storage of Brighton MA. As part of their focus on optimizing the customer’s experience in finding and using self storage units, they have implemented many conservation initiatives like solar power, implementing energy efficient lighting systems and daylight harvesting. As part of this process […]
Pavers for patios, decks & roofs?
For those of you who were following our Tweets from the IBS in Orlando you might have caught this picture of a product that simply stopped me in my tracks. The reason – well I knew I had just stepped onto a concrete paver display but yet, it didn’t feel like a concrete paver. Upon […]
Let’s Blog Off: Kelly’s Kitchen Sync
Talk about timing, I finally got the time to finish Kelly Morisseau’s new book & was planning on writing up the review last Thursday when I got delayed. That night as I was sitting down to get it written, guess what pops across my Twitter feed, why this week’s Let’s Blog Off, asking what is […]
Product Review: Feeney Architectural Curved Canopy
While attending the Remodeling Show in Baltimore, I stumbled across an interesting product that could potenialy solve a problem I have had on the back burner for a while. This issue involved the house featured in the Looking Back series & the front French doors. Unfortunately, the doors were facing almost due west and because […]