7 Reasons To Install Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing
Radiant barrier roof sheathing is a great product that will reduce your power bill. There are… [MORE]
Swap Out Your Boring Doorbell Buttons For Some Style
Are you trying to think of ways to add a little pizazz to your entryway by installing a new… [MORE]
Are Radiant Barriers Right For Your Home?
Radiant barriers have been around for decades but they are starting to gain momentum. This… [MORE]
What Is A Home Energy Audit?
What is a home energy audit? A home energy audit, also known as a home energy assessment, is… [MORE]
Great Gifts For Dad For Christmas
What are some great gifts for dad for Christmas? I'm a dad with decent handyman skills and… [MORE]
Maintenance & Decor
Easiest and Best Window Cleaning Tips
Would you like a few great window cleaning tips to help you out for this labor-intensive chore? Let me see a show of hands of those of you that like to clean windows in your house. That's what I thought...just a couple of you amongst many. Why is that? I have a good idea that it has something … [Read More...]
Our Samsung Washing Machine Reviews
We recently bought a Samsung top-load washing machine to replace our Kenmore Elite HE3t front-loader. The Samsung has loads of the latest technology built right in such as: VRT™ (Vibration Reduction Technology) - It really works! Direct Drive Motor - no belts here Internal Water Heater for … [Read More...]
Top Scariest Haunted Houses in the U.S.
I'm a thrill-seeker at heart. Some of my best days have been when I took a leap of faith, lived life on the edge, got the crap scared out of me and came out on the other side with a better appreciation for life. Things like: Whitewater rafting in world-class rapids! Plunging head-first towards … [Read More...]
Home Styles & Trends
Swap Out Your Boring Doorbell Buttons For Some Style
Are you trying to think of ways to add a little pizazz to your entryway by installing a new doorbell button? Okay...maybe not. But, if by chance you were thinking about it or you're gathering ideas like we like to do, then read on happy homeowner. Even if you're not thinking about doorbell … [Read More...]
Safe Rooms Become Mainstream
One of the coolest products that was being shown at the 2011 Fall Atlanta Home Show was a safe room. Safe rooms seem to be getting more press these days because of advances in their design and also because the weather here in the U.S. has been quite severe in recent years. The safe room we saw at … [Read More...]
John Gidding Talks Design
I attended the 2011 Fall Atlanta Home Show this past weekend and saw hundreds of different products & services, as well as a few great ideas. I'll write more about those great products and ideas in a post in the next few days. Keynote John Gidding was also there from HGTV's Designed to Sell … [Read More...]
Homebuilding Basics
What Is A Home Energy Audit?
What is a home energy audit? A home energy audit, also known as a home energy assessment, is a series of specific tests and inspections performed by a certified professional to determine where your house could be more energy efficient. We recently had a free home energy review, not the same thing … [Read More...]
Great Gifts For Dad For Christmas
What are some great gifts for dad for Christmas? I'm a dad with decent handyman skills and I can give you some ideas that you may not have thought of before. Yes...socks, underwear and slippers are decent stand-by's, but it's never at the top of our list. Deerfoams are comfortable (I'm guessing) … [Read More...]
Choosing the Best Types of Insulation For Your Home
Are you trying to decide on the best types of insulation that you might want to add to your house to save energy and money? The market is full of all types from simple to uniquely engineered, and it pays to know the difference between all of them. According to the U.S. Dept of Energy … [Read More...]
Green Homebuilding
7 Reasons To Install Radiant Barrier Roof Sheathing
Radiant barrier roof sheathing is a great product that will reduce your power bill. There are just a few manufacturers that make this unusual type of roof sheathing that has a shiny, perforated aluminum foil/craft paper laminated to one side of it. For simplicity's sake, I'm focusing my attention … [Read More...]
Are Radiant Barriers Right For Your Home?
Radiant barriers have been around for decades but they are starting to gain momentum. This is in large part due to advances in design and the sales potential to existing homeowners that are upside-down on their mortgages. I touched on the subject of radiant barriers in a recent post regarding … [Read More...]
Atlanta Home Show Cool Homebuilding Products
One of my biggest reasons for attending home shows is to see interesting, cool homebuilding products and services, with the occasional celebrity to meet to keep things interesting. The 2011 Fall Atlanta Home Show didn't disappoint, although, I had hoped that there would be more products to wow … [Read More...]
Outdoors / Landscaping
The House That Bush Ate!
This is "the house that bush ate" (in a booming, echoing voice). I firmly believe that tree pruning tools are in order for this job rather than your basic pruning shears. It is way past minor trimming and pruning. If you hadn't guessed already, this house is for sale (Kennesaw, GA). So, if you … [Read More...]
A French Drain System Made Easy
If you're about to install a French drain system on your property, you might want to consider a product manufactured by NDS called EZflow. It's also called EZ-Drain. I took notice of it during a visit to Home Depot recently and it piqued my interest. A French drain system allows water to flow … [Read More...]
Why You Should Seek Out Conservation Subdivisions
Once upon a time, everywhere I looked housing developers were clearing land to make room for houses and subdivisions. And when I say "clearing land", that's exactly what they were doing. Developers were felling practically all of the trees on a lot before the building process began, no matter the … [Read More...]
