We Toured Post Greens’ Skinny House Project
Last Friday, Tamara and I were invited out by Chuck Weiss, project manager for Post Green, to check out their Skinny House Project. You can learn more about that project[...]
Because Your Home Should Fit How You Live
Very few of us live in homes that were custom built for us. But this doesn’t mean your home shouldn’t fit how you want to live. Your home[...]
Road Trip Checklist
Heading out for a Memorial Day Weekend getaway? Don’t miss these last-minute house-prepping tips to take the stress out of your vacation. · Make arrangements for pets. If you are[...]
Something Old, Something New… Something Blue
We are completing a renovation project consisting of three older bathrooms in this 1920’s Mount Airy Stone Twin. We installed this Forbo Marmoleum sheet goods floor in the[...]
Guys, Gadgetry, Home Efficiency and the Bottom Line
A landscaper friend recently told me that, “When it comes to landscaping, the husband ALWAYS controls decisions about the lawn.” In remodeling, we have a parallel example. From our experience,[...]
New Construction Pollutes!
This blog post was in Boing Boing on Monday: bricks pollute If each brick releases 1.4 pounds of carbon when it's made, and Philadelphia is a city made of bricks,[...]
John Stewart Is Immature!
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Save Thousands of Dollars By Using One of These!
We get a lot of calls from home owners who have stars in their eyes for solar arrays, geo thermal heat/cooling, or other fancy expensive "green" gadgets. Here is a[...]
Trip to Rhinebeck and Learning From The Past
I just returned from a weekend jaunt to Rhinebeck, NY, a charming village located 100 miles north of New York City that was settled by both English and Dutch settlers[...]
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