The HTRC – Page 52 – The Homeowners & Trades Resource Center

Let’s Blog Off: Psst… you want a job?

This week the Let’s Blog Off crew goes off on an interesting tangent – “In an era where everyone who’s anyone publishes content to the internet, the English language is being abused like never before. While it’s true that English is a remarkably adjustable tongue, there are some rules. We pride ourselves around here with […]

Is it Trash or Hazardous Waste?

Ahhh spring cleaning time… what a wonderful time of the year, when your significant other & the kids scatter like mice… Besides the whole house getting a major clean out (once you find all your helpers), the pantry, under the sinks, medicine cabinets, garages (maybe we can get a car back in there…) & sheds […]

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – Harvesting Rain Water

When many people start to look at ways to reducing their water usage (especially for gardening) many look to the sky. They do some quick research, crunch some numbers on how much water they can save based on their roofs and jump in their car (or go online) to go buy a 30 to 50 […]

Alabama Code Updates, Confrence Recap, and Misc. Tidbits

Whew, what a way to start of the year; the insurance company finally came through on the one project which we almost have wrapped up, the Habitat project is in full swing, IBS was a blast, and we are finally ready for the Huntsville Home & Garden Show (better be seeing it is next weekend). […]

Alabama Storm Water QCI Training

This week instead of heading to Austin for the RESNET conference, I choose to head south to Montgomery to ABLE aka Alabama’s Better Living Expo. One of the reasons was to catch up on the updated Storm Water codes & regulations that apply here in Alabama (and the rest of the country). Like many EPA […]

Severe Weather Awareness Week: NOAA Radio’s

Continuing with this Alabama’s Severe Weather Awareness week, we have now reached the last official day which is dedicated to NOAA radios. The last four days we covered Tornado’s, Severe Thunderstorms, Lightning & Flooding which included which alerts are issued by NOAA/NWS & what they mean. In times of old, one had to rely on […]

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Flooding

Continuing with this Alabama’s Severe Weather Awareness week, we are now on Thursday which is dedicated to Flooding. A Flood can take several hours to days to develop and can occur even where it hasn’t been raining. Flash Floods used to be a major concern of mine when hiking in some of the back canyons […]

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Tornado’s

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week & today is dedicated to tornados. Unlike hurricanes where one generally has at least a days’ notice if not a week or more to prepare, a tornado can strike with little to no warning at all. While today’s technology is getting better, some tornados can occur without a […]

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Lightning

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley declared Feb. 19-24 as Severe Weather Awareness Week to encourage people to make their own personal preparations long before severe weather strikes. On average each year in the US there are 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, and an average of 2 hurricanes making landfall. “The key is readiness,” Governor […]