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Harvesting Rainwater Rainwater harvesting is the accumulating and storing, of rainwater. This is not a new idea and has been used for years in many areas of the country and world. Rainwater is typically harvested and stored in a cistern or storage tank and later used for drinking water, water for livestock or irrigation. Rainwater collected from the…
Using Hydraulic Cement Many times people will ask me what to do about puddles or small leaks in their basement foundation wall. Often times the leak is outside rain water that seeps of “flows” through holes drilled in the foundation wall for electrical conduit, water lines or a sewer pipe. The simplest solution is to…
Energy Efficient Upgrades to Existing Homes Guest post by Tracy Burleson, director of residential programs at the Propane Education & Research Council As more homeowners seek solutions to improve the energy efficiency of their home, it is becoming increasingly important for construction professionals to gain knowledge about what upgrades provide the best payback and energy…
THE TRADITIONAL TRESA® FROM BRIZO® OFFERS “GREEN” OPTIONS Bath Collection Combines Best of Both Worlds Brizo®, the fashion faucet brand, recently unveiled a classic from the past featuring up-to-date “green” technology. The Tresa® Bath Collection features traditional classic design inspired by the earliest of European fountains with water conservation benefits that meet today’s consumers’ needs.…
Reduce Your Utility Bills – A DIY Approach Many air leaks and drafts are easy to find because you can see daylight coming through them or actually fee the draft. Others are not. Holes in insulation, attic floors, basements, and crawlspaces all contribute to huge energy loss. Here is my top 10 Do-It-Yourself list for…
Protect Your Floors With Landolt SurfaceLiner The folks at Landolt Surface Liner recently sent out a roll of their SurfaceLiner floor protector to evaluate. The Landlolt SurfaceLiner is a protective non-woven with adhesion coating – light and multifunctional clings to the floor without permanently sticking Landolt SurfaceLiner™ is a re-usable, multi-surface protective non-woven that offers safe and…
FastenMaster® ThruLok® Screw Bolt FastenMaster®, a Massachusetts company, known for making contractor quality fasteners that are engineered to enable a professional or serious do-it-yourselfer to complete a project faster, easier and stronger has a super tough way to fasten framing material. ThruLok Screw Bolt It’s called the FastenMaster® ThruLok Screw Bolt Fastening System and is a code compliant…
Solution To Frozen Pipe Correcting an Insulation And Air Leak Problem Solves Frozen Pipe Issue: I’ve worked for a client for the past six or eight years and for as long as I can remember they have had a problem with their master bathroom shower pipes freezing. One issue with this shower is its location. …
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