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.
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Love Where You Live
| 03.24.11
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.
Love Where You Live
| 03.24.11
Beat the Heat
5 Tips to beat the heat in a poorly performing house:
Love Where You Live
| 03.24.11
Welcome to Summer
The message I have for you today is a bit counter-intuitive. A properly designed house could have intentionally been DESIGNED to not be comfortable on extreme weather days.
Thompson Times
| 03.24.11
EPA's New Lead Paint Law
The Renovate, Repair and Painting Rule will affect you when you go to paint, repair or remodel your pre-1978 home — unless you do the work yourself. The rule states that contractors working on such homes must:
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Love Where You Live
| 03.24.11
House Problems by Decade
I recently had coffee with Bill Moss, Firm Foundation Home Inspection, LLC (616-260-0779, ffhomeinspection.com). An interesting part of our conversation was about common problems he sees in homes every day.
Love Where You Live
| 03.24.11
5 Minutes, Less Stress
Last Wednesday I tripped over something at the bottom of our staircase down to the basement. I needed to bring up all the Christmas decorations and what was before me felt like a sea of stuff in the basement. Emotions I dare not share welled up inside me and I went on a 5 minute power clean. I didn’t call a family meeting, I didn’t ask for help, I just started stacking and sorting.
Thompson Times
| 03.24.11
10 DIY Safety Tips Under $10
Last week I was in a safety seminar that our staff attends annually and as we were moving through slides I grabbed my smart phone and posted these 10 Safety Tips on the Thompson Trio Facebook page. I have not posted the catastrophic photos that illustrate the importance of these tips as a courtesy. Here they are for the benefit that heightened awareness will bring you.
On the Radio
| 03.22.11
5 Plumbing Tips You Need to Know
Last week on the Home Improvement Show, Pat, Sandie and I did a segment on 10 Common Plumbing Tips and we rated them based on how practical, beneficial, and probable people are to actually benefit from these tips. Here is my list of the 5 essential tips, nothing more:
