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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 […]

Safety Sunday: Don’t be that Guy… & 4 tips for venturing out after the storm

Sorry but I need to rant for a second… What is up with some reporters – now folks don’t do this, if you see X do Y, and most importantly do as I say, not as I do… Standing in knee deep water with storm surge coming is not a good idea. Standing in said […]

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century – 3 Main Stumbling Block’s

If you mention to anyone that you are planning or going off the grid, the first thing (and sometimes only thing) that comes to most peoples mind is ditching the power company. Some individuals I have talked with in the past get a funny little gleam in their eyes & talk about “sticking it to […]

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 […]

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 […]

Going Off-Grid in the 21st Century, what does it realistically take?

Off the Grid, Where the Living is Good (so far) by Craig Leisher “Three weeks ago, my wife and I moved with our three boys, two cats, five bikes and canoe from the New Jersey suburbs to a cabin in the Maine woods. We’ll be here for a year, and from time to time I’ll […]

Let’s Blog Off Anniversary, SWAG, Random Thoughts and the Future

In just a little over a year, there have been a total of 29 “Let’s Blog Offs” ranging from topics like Shoe Shaped Bath Tubs, to writing you’re own Obituary’s & for this anniversary Blog Off, everyone is asked; What will your life look like in 20 years? To some extent, this feels a little […]

Daily5Remodel: Old Home Renovations

As seen on Daily5Remodel: If I had to choose my favorite project to date, it would be this 1879 renovation. My first thoughts were, Ummm, wow, this ought to be interesting. There was vinyl siding on the exterior, one floor was about ready to collapse, an addition had sunk six inches, water was flowing back […]

The National Retrofit Workforce Guidelines: Round 2 (Section 9 Baseload aka Appliances & Lighting)

As listed in the first article in this series, many industry experts were asked to perform a technical review of the updated Workforce Guidelines and we are combining both the review & a Clif Notes version of the standards together. HTRC Series: Combustion Safety, Ventilation, Air Sealing, Heating & Cooling, Insulation, Crawl Space & Basements, […]