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FAQ: Ceiling fan direction – summer & winter

One of the biggest questions out there is which direction should my fan be running and how can I tell. You look at the switch and realize it isn’t any help as they don’t even have an arrow saying which way the fan is blowing or even a simple pictograph showing the sun or a […]

6 easy steps to Create your own Custom Chalkboard

What can I say – we are on a kick for completing some home projects. In this case a chalkboard – while this project took over a week to complete, the actual time spent was only a few hours. Cost: around $25 for the trim & paint    

Guest Post: 101 – Hiring a Construction Lawyer

This week I get to say I am honored to have a guest piece from Christopher G. Hill. For many regular readers he needs no introduction but in case you don’t know, he is a LEED AP, Virginia Supreme Court certified mediator, construction lawyer and owner of the Richmond, VA firm, The Law Office of Christopher […]

Custom Scrabble Tile Wall Art

Want to add a special touch to a room, can’t figure out what to do with a wall, or… Well if you like Scrabble or just the look, you can create your own personalized wall art. There are numerous options of how to do this which includes just simply applying stencils to the wall or buying […]

Wacky Weds: Vacation Shots

Ahh vacation time – nothing beats being able to unplug and just relax by the water especially when the temps are as cold as they have been lately. For many of us though we never completely turn off what we do for a living and some things just stick out… I don’t think that is […]

Create your own custom Trivet

Trivet’s are great to avoid damaging your countertops – but trying to find one that matches your décor or will work great for large pans… Well that can be difficult. In my case I had some extra materials laying around after my kitchen remodel so I simply created a few of my own. In this […]

We have moved…

It is official, The HTRC has moved completely over to TheHTRC.com and hopefully in short order we will have everything worked out and can start really working more on the appearance and layout. In order to keep receiving email notifications of new articles please click: https://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=TheHTRC&loc=en_US Our RSS feed is now: https://thehtrc.com/feed No worries if […]

RESNET opens up the Registry & a how-to

Since 2012 all certified RESNET HERS Raters that have rated and issued a confirmed HERS Index Score on a house, have had their houses and information entered into a National Registry. Since that process started though no one had access to the data but that is starting to change. For example, as part of the “greening of the […]

First Look – Upcoming codes & changes coming in 2015

How does that saying go – forewarned is forearmed? While your local maybe years away from adopting the latest versions of the IRC & IECC knowing in advance what is coming down the pike… Ready for this, there are other changes coming that are likely to impact you no matter what your jurisdiction does. As […]

Creating a Raised Garden Bed – Part Deux

In an earlier post, we created a simple raised garden bed from 2×12’s – ahh but what happens if you want taller than that. While we have done some with 6×6’s around 3′ tall the costs for those now is astronomical. In this case we simply went with 4×6’s which was about half the cost. […]