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Last night at 11:15 Kristin and the kids were asleep and I was sitting in my chair watching TV when all of the detectors in the house went off at once and a none too reassuring voice shouted, "Carbon Monoxide Alert...[repeatedly]." So what are you supposed to do then? Here's what we did.
Love Where You Live
| 08.7.10
Guest Room Design Tips
What is the qualitative value of your guest room? Quantitatively speaking it allows for 2 more people to "sleep" in your home.
On the Radio
| 07.9.10
Welcome to Summer
Today it is more than 90 degrees outside, and the funny thing about when it is this hot is that you all get really grumpy. Thankfully, by the time you read this it will be 10 degrees cooler, and hopefully we all will be a little more rational because the message I have for you today is a bit counter-intuitive. Here's the message: A properly designed house could have intentionally been DESIGNED to not be comfortable on days like today. What a shocking statement, can you believe that I said such a thing? I am a huge comfort snob yet I have modified my own expectations.
On the Radio
| 07.9.10
Beat the Heat
5 Tips to beat the heat in a poorly performing house:
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On the Radio
| 06.8.10
2010 Fathers Day Gift Ideas
Okay, it's that time of year to put out our ideas for Fathers Day 2010.
Love Where You Live
| 05.10.10
Five Timely Considerations
The belief that people want to Love Where They Live is the central theme for why our firm exists. When I hear that phrase it's like hearing a musician play the most perfect cord on his guitar. When I just reread it I heard a harp this time. It's just right on - you and I want to love where we live - and it may mean something entirely different for you and for me, but it's the same dream.
If you'd like to read great coverage of the current BP oil spill in the Gulf please enjoy this link below.
On the Radio
| 04.23.10
Why Pipes Gurgle Q&A
Q: Good Morning Ben, My son had a house built in Savannah Georgia and sent me this question. Thank you, John
Thompson Times
| 04.22.10
Lead Paint Law
EPA's New Lead Paint Law April 22 - Earth Day - Today the Environmental Protection Agency's "lead paint law" goes into effect. It will have an impact on all pre-1978 homes. Many of you live in pre-1978 homes and we all know people who do.
Events
| 04.7.10
Shred with the Thompson Trio!
Celebrate the end of tax season and safely destroy those old documents with private information at the Thompson Trio's shredding event!
