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February 11, 2021
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Category: Heating and Cooling, Insulation, Roofing and Gutters, Uncategorized Comments Off on Ice Dams on your roof causing damage?
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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 […]
Category: Heating and Cooling, Insulation, Mighty House Tip of the Week, Plumbing
Tags: cold snap, protect your home from the cold, Surviving the Big Freeze 2019 (1-7-2019) No time for philosophizing, What to do to your home when the weather gets REALLY cold | Comments Off on What to do to your home when the weather gets REALLY cold
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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. […]
Category: Basements, Bathrooms, Decks, Drywall, Plaster, Painting, Electrcial, Foundations, Framing, Heating and Cooling, Insulation, Mighty House Tip of the Week, Plumbing, Roofing and Gutters, Siding, Windows, Doors and Trim
Tags: basement build out, basement finishing, Bathroom, bathroom remodel, Blueprint information, Blueprinting, Blueprints, Demo, demolition plans, electrical plans, elevations, floor plans, flooring, Foundations, HVAC, Kitchen, kitchen remodel, Mechanical plans, new construction, remodel, remodel selections, remodeling, Roofing design | Comments Off on Blueprints, what information should be on them?
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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 […]
Category: Green Stuff, Heating and Cooling, Insulation, Siding, Uncategorized, Windows, Doors and Trim
Tags: bad windows, Climate zone, cold house, Doors, Drafts, Drafty home, Energy Audit, geographic area, HERS, HERS Rating, Home Audit, home energy, Home inspection, hot house, Mine, windows | Comments Off on HERS and Mine What’s HERS going to cost you?
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November 13, 2016
We get questions on how to build out a basement and not worry about mold. Here is a quick 5 step process to a mold free basement build out. #1. Put a concrete sealer on the floor and walls. Anything concrete sealer will do. If you are worried about seepage then you can use ULG DryLok […]
Category: Basements, Foundations, Framing, Green Stuff, Insulation
Tags: basement build out, basement finishing, basement full of mold, basement remodel, finishing a basement, mold, mold free basement, mold free basement build out, Moldy basement, remodel basement | Comments Off on Mold Free Basement Remodel
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March 23, 2015
Can Windows Make You Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? By Tom Herron, LEED Green Associate Scientific research has found that letting sufficient sunlight into a building can provide incredible benefits to occupants. Daylighting, as this technique is called, has been found to fight depression, speed recovery from illness and injury, increase productivity, improve academic learning and […]
Category: Green Stuff, Insulation, Windows, Doors and Trim
Tags: Door performance, Door ratings, Glass ratings, Window Performance, Window ratings, Windows. Glass | Comments Off on How to select your new windows
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July 19, 2014
Soffit Venting. Last week I talked about the need to properly vent your roof; and how to determine how many vents you need in the roof to do it properly. That was posted on the Mighty House Blog page for you. This week I want to talk about soffit venting. Why is it important? Because […]
Category: Green Stuff, Insulation, Mighty House Tip of the Week, Roofing and Gutters, Siding
Tags: attic venting, attics, Roof vents, soffit venting, soffits, Venting | Comments Off on Soffit Venting
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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 […]
Category: Green Stuff, Heating and Cooling, Insulation, Mighty House Tip of the Week, Roofing and Gutters
Tags: mushroom vents, power vents, Roof, Roof venting, soffit venting, Venting | Comments Off on Roof Venting Options
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May 25, 2013
Dandelions and Honey Bee questions and comments dominated the show today. Here are a few links to the things we talked about. Dandelion Root Tea…..Taste like coffee. Not chicken? How to Make Roast Dandelion Root Coffee www.rosesprodigalgarden.org Another way to help save bees is to use “Mason Bees”. Check this out: www.parentmap.com/…/keeping-mason-bees-10-expert-tips-for-families Want to help […]
Category: Foundations, Green Stuff, Insulation, Masonry, Stucco, Uncategorized Comments Off on Show Recap from 25 May 2013
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May 18, 2013
One of the topics today was about the LED lighting and how the prices have dropped. Looking for an LED for under 10 bucks that will last 25 years? Here it is http://www.creebulb.com/ Here is the Geek alert for the day. It was on House wrap vs drainage planes. This is a link to the […]
Category: Electrcial, Foundations, Framing, Green Stuff, Insulation, Siding Comments Off on Show Recap for 18 May 13