Tag:Tips
Adult ADD
I don’t know if I would have passed this test or not. I got distracted and didn’t finish it. <rim shot> Anyway… I ran across this test in Bottom Line Personal, February 15, 2011. I actually scored a four, so I guess I’m borderline. Not something that comes as a surprise to me! If you’re still reading and haven’t clicked on to the next site, you might want to take the test.
Pulverizer
We can’t all be Tim Taylor of Home Improvement or worse, the reality version, Norm Abram from This Old House. You know these guys. They have every tool known to man… and often a few they created on their own.
This doesn’t mean that there isn’t something to having the right tool for the job. Case in point, the Pulverizer is a 3.3 lb demolition hammer with a 1-1/2″ hammer face and two prying faces with serrations for improved bite. Couple this with a rubberized grip to cushion your hand from jarring blows. This is a compact tool that will do a lot of damage on your next demolition project. (Insert your own Tim Taylor simian grunts here.)
Available from Amazon.com for $34.99, it is a fairly economical, heavy duty tool.
What they say about it:
Pioneer Award
Hey, I’ve received the Pioneer Award from Andrea Cook at iHEARTgreenmedia. All right, all right, hold down the Oooo’s and Ahhh’s… It is always nice to get noticed.
Andrea is a friend with whom I’ve been working on several projects, not to mention the fact that we continually cross paths in our volunteer lives. We just recently debated Lurkers on her LinkedIn Social Media page. I had previously discussed my thoughts on Lurkers here.
Andrea is very active in the community and is doing good things for Culver and Plymouth through her iHEARTculver and iHEARTplymouth sites. Check her out.
Attic Insulation
Typical Ice Dam Condition
Becky and I made a trip to South Bend last week and she pointed out the icicles on many of the houses and buildings. This led to a discussion on ice dams, which I discussed here previously. There’s another nice picture here.
It was one of those days where it was easy to see which buildings and homes had good attic insulation and which didn’t. The temperatures were just below freezing and it had been nearly a week since the last snow. Those structures with poor attic insulation stood out easily amongst the sea of white roofs.
The fact that heat rises makes it fairly easy to understand that the majority of a structure’s heat loss is through the roof. In most homes, adding attic insulation is a fairly economical way to save energy costs. When done correctly in conjunction with proper venting, it can prevent or cure ice dam issues as well. This is green that saves green!
Icicles are pretty, but they may well be the sign of underlying problems and potentially the precursor to water damage. Take a look at your home the next time you pull into your neighborhood. If your house has lots of pretty icicles and is the only one without snow on the roof, you may have an insulation deficit.
