On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America's first Labor Day parade. Originally, it was viewed by many not only as a means to celebrate their accomplishments, but also as a day to air their grievances, discuss strategies for securing not only better but also safer working conditions for everyone. Fast forward, a hundred plus years and many simply see Labor Day as the end of summer and the start of football seaso

Hurricane Season - 5 Steps to being prepared

Today is the start of Hurricane Season that has been predicted to be busier than usual. Based on the ocean temperatures and the changing weather conditions, they might just be right this year. With that in mind, below is our 5 steps to being prepared. If you happen to own pets, we added an additional bonus step just for them. While this list is geared for those faced with hurricane evacuations, this is a good list for anyone that may be in areas that maybe affected by ea

September and Early Fall Maintenance Checklist

Summer is slowly winding down; the dog days of August are quickly going to fade into a distant memory as the leaves start changing. The kids are back in school, which gives you some time to make sure that your home is ready for the winter. Why worry about it, fall doesn't officially start until the 22nd right? Well starting next month, you are probably going to end up wanting to use your heater for the first time this season when the Average Minimum Temperature at night

There’s no such thing as a free lunch – Roofing

Knock, knock – Hello? Hi, I’m Mike & we were just looking at your neighbors’ roof and thought we spotted some damage to yours, would you mind if we performed a free roof inspection? It will only take a few minutes, you see we do lots of insurance repair jobs and most of the time we can get you a completely new roof and it won’t even cost you a cent. Really, why that sounds great. (Man, this must be my lucky day)… What’s even better is we have contrac

Renovations & Insurance - What is covered & what isn't

The idea that an article like this was needed was made abundantly clear to me on a recent project I completed. This project required us to completely remove and reframe an existing roof, while leaving the existing walls & floors untouched. During the consultation phase of this project, we covered all the normal items like material choices, options, budget, contractors insurance, the necessity of them reviewing their insurance policy, etc... They were quite shocked on

25 Conservation Tips & Tricks

In our last article, “Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?” we covered plenty of the issues that involve your actual house while it is being worked on. While we have also had several articles on making your house more energy efficient, money saving tips & tricks, air sealing, green cleaning, and many others, we have not had an article on just conservation. In order to rectify that, and seeing everyone likes top ten articles, etc... we wo

Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?

I have to admit, I was originally confused by some of the attitudes or opinions given about those in the Energy Efficiency fields. I grant you that there are quite a few individuals in the green community that are five cans shy of a six pack, but the following quotes come from some of the “respected” experts. One of my favorite quotes is, “What an awesome presentation! I called Energy Efficiency fanatics "the Sith Lords of Green building"!” Another one is, “T

Designing your Dream Kitchen – One common mistake you can easily avoid

Wow, what in the world is that? Well, before we get to that, I would like to first thank Bill Conley from Northwest Kitchen & Bath in Tacoma Washington for allowing us to repost these pictures. These are pictures he took at a homeowner’s house that wanted a new kitchen. She had apparently spent a lot of time reading articles on kitchen design and she followed one of the best pieces of advice we can give anyone – create a mock up. I have to admit, I am impressed b

Tag Archives: Holiday

Independence Day Safety – Fireworks

By Sean | Published: July 3, 2010

July 4th, 1776 — We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.–That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent
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Holiday Checklist – The day after

By Sean | Published: December 26, 2009

First off, we hope everyone had a great Christmas and are looking forward to the New Year. Many people will be heading out today for the annual gift exchange / returns, while plenty of others will go out shopping with all those gift cards they got. If you have been following along with our Holiday
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Posted in General Articles | Also tagged Holiday Planning | 5 Comments

‘Twas the night before Christmas – DIY Version

By Sean | Published: December 23, 2009

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse. The stockings were hung on the mantle with care, covering the missing tiles that hopefully would soon be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, with visions of a finished playroom dancing in
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December and the Winter Holiday Maintenance Checklist

By Sean | Published: November 28, 2009

Welcome to the first month of winter, which actually starts on the 21st of this month. I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving and are looking forward to Christmas, New Years or whichever holiday(s) you observe. Seeing everyone is basically scrambling to get ready for all the office Christmas parties, Christmas Eve dinner, Christmas
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Posted in Maintaining Your Investment | Also tagged Holiday Planning, Maintenance Checklist, Monthly Checklist, Winter Maintenance Checklist | 5 Comments

Ten Tips to quickly and safely install Christmas Lights

By Sean | Published: November 27, 2009

We hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving, and are looking forward to Christmas. Thanksgiving weekend is the typical time to start planning on getting those Christmas Lights put up, so we offer you our top ten tips for hanging your Christmas lights quickly and safely. If you are looking for additional tips and tricks
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Posted in Safety; Your House - Working & Living Safely | Also tagged Safety; Your House - Working & Living Safely, Tips & Tricks | 6 Comments

November – Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist

By Sean | Published: October 29, 2009

Welcome to the last full month of fall. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years are just around the corner and most of us have probably gone from looking forward to the leaves changing colors to hoping they will just hurry up and fall off already. We had 2 days in the last month where we hit
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October and Fall / Autumn Maintenance Checklist

By Sean | Published: September 28, 2009

Well fall is officially here, which is nice after the ten days of straight rain last month. The weather forecasters are starting to use the word chill in their forecasts, and many people are looking forward to the leaves starting to change colors. For those of you with gardens or farms we know you will
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Posted in Maintaining Your Investment | Also tagged Gardening Checklist, Holiday Planning, Maintenance Checklist, Monthly Checklist | 2 Comments

Labor Day Safety

By Sean | Published: September 3, 2009

On September 5, 1882, some 10,000 workers assembled in New York City to participate in America’s first Labor Day parade. Originally, it was viewed by many not only as a means to celebrate their accomplishments, but also as a day to air their grievances, discuss strategies for securing not only better but also safer working conditions for everyone. Fast forward, a
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Posted in Safety; Your House - Working & Living Safely | Also tagged Boating Safety, Labor Day, Picnic Safety, Safety; Your House - Working & Living Safely, Shop Safety | 4 Comments

Labor Day Safety

Hurricane Season - 5 Steps to being prepared

September and Early Fall Maintenance Checklist

There’s no such thing as a free lunch – Roofing

Renovations & Insurance - What is covered & what isn't

25 Conservation Tips & Tricks

Energy Efficiency vs. Conservation – what is the real issue?

Designing your Dream Kitchen – One common mistake you can easily avoid

Tag Archives: Holiday

Independence Day Safety – Fireworks

Holiday Checklist – The day after

‘Twas the night before Christmas – DIY Version

December and the Winter Holiday Maintenance Checklist

Ten Tips to quickly and safely install Christmas Lights

November – Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist

October and Fall / Autumn Maintenance Checklist

Labor Day Safety

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