It seemed like Combustion Safety was the hot topic this week, especially as it concerned Hot Water Heaters. One in particular caught my eye and it went along the lines of… I am new at Home Performance and I am looking for some advice. I did a test in… and the water heater did not […]
Safety Sunday: 5 Common Sense Tips for Driving in the Rain
Ahhh Monday’s, so there I am trying to get a wall dried in on a day it wasn’t supposed to rain, and then trying to avoid getting creamed on the way home, what could be better? A little later on, and after participating in the following tweet stream “brendaslynn It is also #AlabamaLaw RT SLSconstruction […]
Safety Sunday: Another senseless death while others live… (Carbon Monoxide)
Generally, one doesn’t start seeing news reports like this until late into October or early November… August 8th Raleigh, NC — A woman died Sunday and her husband was in an area hospital Monday after police say someone accidentally left a vehicle running in the closed garage at their Raleigh home… It appears that in […]
Safety Sunday: The 3 C’s of Prevention
In many ways, the art or science of building or remodeling ones house is built around one action – Prevention. Prevention is quite simply an action or actions one uses to stop or hinder something from happening. For one quick example, we flash & detail windows properly to prevent water from entering the structure, which […]
Safety Sunday: Combustion Appliances
In two of our most recent articles, we stated, “Each year all gas-fired appliances and the venting associated with it, should undergo a yearly inspection and be tuned up by a licensed and knowledgeable HVAC contractor certified by NCI or a similar organization. While we feel that all houses should have a carbon monoxide detector […]
Safety Sunday: The Ultimate Safety Tool
Approximately a month ago, on one of the forums I frequent, I got a great compliment on our RRP series of articles. The catch with this compliment was he also mentioned that he did not agree with all the points made, and he left it at that. After thanking him, I asked in all curiousness […]
Safety Sunday: Hotel Motel Safety
So there I was sitting in another hotel, in another city, for another class, and another Safety Sunday idea was born. While many people lock the doors at their houses, in their vehicles, and pay attention when leaving their office, they seemingly forget some of these lessons when they go on vacation. So with that […]
Safety Sunday: 10 Safety Tips for Working in the Attic
Recently we restarted our Air Sealing & Insulation articles again, and in the most recent article on Hot-Roofs we mentioned that now is a good time to work in your attic (at least if you live in the South). One of the main reasons for this is how hot an attic can get not only […]
Safety Sunday: Top 10 Winter Driving Tips
We are sorry to interrupt our regularly scheduled broadcast… WINTER STORM WARNING: TRAVEL WILL DETERIORATE QUICKLY SUNDAY EVENING…WITH MANY ROADWAYS LIKELY BECOMING SNOW COVERED OVERNIGHT. TRAVEL ON MONDAY WILL LIKELY BE DIFFICULT AT BEST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF […]
Safety Sunday: A New Year and Safety Third
First off, let me wish you all a Happy New Year. This is generally the time of year that many look back fondly (or not so fondly) on the past year, make resolutions, and move forward to making the coming new-year a safe and better one. In this vein, I would like to talk about […]