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Creativity & finding the right people for your project

For many people, when one starts looking at completing a “small” remodel or addition, the question arises, whom should I bring in? Do I really need a designer, an architect, a general contractor, or… Does anyone want to guess what many of those parties will say if you ask them if you should use their […]

Safety Sunday: Space Heaters & Smoke Detectors

Let me simply start this one off with a personal plea – please folks, can we just stop the madness?  Jan 13th Chickasaw, AL – 1 injured – Jan 13th Montgomery, AL – 1 dead, 1 injured, 1 firefighter injured – Jan 13th Huntsville, AL – 2 dead (3 year old, adult) 6 year old […]

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 […]

Mike Hines: Witnessing an Extreme Makeover

Social media and blogging are perfect complements – one for the ability to communicate en-masse, the other for offering a portal to expanded thoughts – voice for the masses….with a simple web link in between. For those who follow #letsblogoff you’ll know what I mean, for those unfamiliar with it…do yourself a favor and tune […]

Insulating your Basement

Last year we started a series on Air Sealing that took a look at some of the basics like; how to find the leaks inside your house, what tools and basic materials required to air seal your house, and some tips & tricks on how to seal up the air leaks inside your house & […]

RIP: Solar Powered Attic Ventilator’s

Welcome to a new series, based on putting numerous bad building practices and so-called green myths & misconceptions to rest. While I wish I could take credit for this idea, I do have to give the credit to this week’s – Let’s Blog Off. Needless to say, it was supposed to be based on writing […]

Safety Sunday: Ahhh, bye-bye Christmas

First, we hope that everyone had a great Christmas and was able to enjoy a nice & safe day with family. Now that Christmas is over, it is time to start thinking about cleanup. For a great list of items to start with, we would recommend you check out our Holiday Checklist – The day […]