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December 16, 2022
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:54 — 11.8MB)
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https://media.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/content.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/MH_HouseBreathe.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 12:54 — 11.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | Pandora | Stitcher | Blubrry | TuneIn | RSS | SubscribeA house needs to breathe… Or does it? Rich and Ron discuss the new book out by Allison Bailes III, PhD “A house needs to breathe… […]
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October 20, 2022
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https://media.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/content.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/MH_DirtyFilter.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:08 — 9.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | Pandora | Stitcher | Blubrry | TuneIn | RSS | SubscribeHow Often Should You change Your Furnace Filter? Rich and Ron talk about furnace filters, what kind to buy and when you should change them
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July 14, 2022
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https://media.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/content.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/MH_Heat_Pump.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 17:17 — 15.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | Pandora | Stitcher | Blubrry | TuneIn | RSS | SubscribeRich and Ron talk about heat pumps, how they work and where they work best.
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October 14, 2021
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https://media.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/content.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/MH_2141RoofVents.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 19:52 — 18.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | Pandora | Stitcher | Blubrry | TuneIn | RSS | SubscribeRoof vents, what type and how many do you need? Rich and Ron talk about roof venting and how to properly size those vents so your […]
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February 11, 2021
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https://media.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/content.blubrry.com/mightyhouse/MH2106_Ice_Dam.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 15:34 — 14.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Android | Pandora | Stitcher | Blubrry | TuneIn | RSS | SubscribeFind us on iTunes Stitcher TuneIn YouTube FaceBook Periscope and www.mightyhouse.net
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January 27, 2019
Surviving the Big Freeze 2019 (1-7-2019) No time for philosophizing, opinionating or joking around. This is serious. Chicago and a large part of the Midwest will experience freezing low temperatures in the coming days not seen in several years. Here are some tips that may make getting through the next week a lot easier.These tips […]
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February 25, 2017
What should be included in your plans? BlueprintsNo matter how much we preach the benefit of a well written contract, many people still make the mistake of signing one that doesn’t clearly call out what they are getting. Once the project starts and a dispute arises, most people will turn to the architect for guidance. […]
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November 19, 2016
HERS and Mine, What’s HERS going to cost you?You may not know much about it now but HERS ratings are here and are not going away. Home Energy Rating Score. They have been built into the 2015 IECC. Now, how and when it will affect you will may vary on when the code is adopted […]
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November 18, 2015
As much as we don’t want to admit it, winter is on its way. The good news is that you don’t need a long list of to-do’s to get your home ready for the cold weather. We picked out five essential home-prep tasks that will save money and time, and included an estimated time for […]
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July 12, 2014
Roof Venting My tip of the week this week is about roof venting. Sure we talk about it all the time but, we never get technical enough for you to fully understand what needs to get done. Roof venting is important; it gets the heat out in the summer and moisture in the winter. This […]
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