home owners: Fall Landscaping: How to Prepare Your Yard for Winter by Debra Walsh - 10/21/11 12:10 PM
Fall Landscaping: How to Prepare Your Yard for Winter by Debra Walsh, the full Winter Months sure will be upon us before we know it. Debra has added a link on her blog post, which Home Owners might find some helpful tips on.
This here is another mighty fine blog post which sure is worth being Re-Blogged. Its sure is mighty nice to share the Re-Blogging love and the ActiveRain information we come along. Its sure a mighty easy thing to do, and it sure does help our friends and other fine members here in the ActiveRain Real … (0 comments)
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home owners: Are all Roof Vents Created Equal ? Home Buyer's, Home Owner's! - 02/12/08 09:23 PM
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The Answer: Sorry but all rige vents are not created equal.
Some say the only type of ridge vent that should be used is a baffled ridge vent. The baffle deflects wind blowing up on the roof. This both increases the airflow from the attic and prevents the penetration of rain and snow. Ridge vents without baffles can admit snow and rain in large quantities, wetting insulation and ruining the ceilings of your home.
The better ridge vents … (13 comments)
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home owners: Me O My O, Inspector is there Adequate Ventilation? Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 02/11/08 01:50 PM
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Does Your Home have Adequate Ventilation?
Home Buyer's and Home Owner's this is something you are going to want to know.
You are offered guidance from HUD's minimum property standards of how much ventilation your home should have. HUD's standards call for home ventilation to be one square foot of net free vent area for every hundred and fhity square feet of attic floor area or for every three hundred square … (10 comments)
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home owners: The Tear Strength of Shingle's! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 02/01/08 10:13 AM
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There has been growing evidence that a shingle's tear strength is a good indicator of it's resistance to cracking. The American Society of Testing and Materials, has a minimum standard for tear strength of shingles on the market. The standard establishes that using an Elmendorf tear tester, that it should take at least 3 3/4 pounds of force to tear a shingle that already has a notch in it.
Although the tear test dose not directly relate to cracking of … (7 comments)
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home owners: When Choosing Roof Shingle's! Home Owner's, Home Buyer's - 01/28/08 09:15 PM
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You should work with your roofing contractor, when you are needing a new roof!
Because until there are new standards set and they are enforced, there is a real need to be careful when choosing your roof shingles. One option in choosing them is to avoid fiberglass shingles and using organic felt shingles, which have not shown any premature cracking problems. There has been some organic shingles that have been reported to blister and curl, but this problem is not as widespread as the cracking of fiberglass … (10 comments)
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home owners: A Checklist for New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 01/13/08 11:04 AM
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This is Part 5 of New Construction and Trees!
Checklist
Make a scaled detail map of your property:
Show the location of all utilitys and location of structures and driveway.
On-site identification of all of the above, marked on the ground.
Identify any and all trees for removal.
Choose the younger trees to save.
Choose areas of trees to save rather than … (18 comments)
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home owners: Part 4 of New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 01/12/08 09:32 PM
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Links to Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's
Part 1: http://activerain.com/blogsview/315601/New-Construction-and-Trees
Part 2: http://activerain.com/blogsview/320822/Part-2-of-New
Part 3: http://activerain.com/blogsview/336476/Part-3-of-New
Finish work
Trees can often be damaged during the finishing work on a project. The trees protection fence has been removed because final grading is about to occur on the property. Remember that the tree's feeder roots lie very shallow in the soil, so if … (7 comments)
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home owners: Part 3 of New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's ( GOT FEATURES ) - 01/12/08 08:18 PM
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Links to Part 1 and Part 2 of New Home Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's
Part 1: http://activerain.com/blogsview/315601/New-Construction-and-Trees
Part 2: htt://activerain.com/blogsview/320822/Part-2-of-New
Tree Protection
No matter the size of the tree, a protection barrier should always be used and installed. Tree protection should always be a physical barrier, something that is highly visible to anyone that is entering the construction site can see. A orange construction fence wired to T-Post well work very … (0 comments)
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home owners: Part 2 of New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 12/29/07 06:44 PM
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Link to Part 1 http://activerain.com/blogsview/315601/New-Construction-and-Trees
How to get started!
If you have already chosen your contractor, include them at this time. Be sure to communicate to them exactly what you want and expect to accomplish for your property and your new home.
Before your contractor has any equipment brought in to start any work, your going to need a map drawn to scale of your property. It's easier to move things around on paper than it is to move heavy equipment around … (10 comments)
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home owners: New Construction and Trees! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's Part 1 - 12/22/07 06:13 PM
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Thinking of having a New Home Built or Thinking of Buying a Home that has just been Built ?
In most areas propertys with trees usually sells first. However, many new homeowners are very disappointed when, in months to 10 years following construction, all of the trees start dying on their property. That is usually when help is called in to determine what disease is attaacking their trees. It's a very sad event when the homeowner gets to learn that the real … (3 comments)
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home owners: Do you have a Streams on your property! Home Owner's, Home Buyer's - 12/22/07 02:05 PM
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Do you have a stream on your property Home Owner's or does the home your looking to buy have a stream on the property Home Buyer's ?
Corridors of trees growing on moist soils along streams are called riparian woodlands. Many kinds of wildlife use riparian woodlands for part or all of their habitat needs, while others spend their entire life in these areas.
Riparian woodlands may be the only woody cover amidst pastures and … (8 comments)
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home owners: For the Safety of You and Your Family! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 12/14/07 08:18 PM
For the Safety of You and Your Family!
I ask you to have your heating system looked over!
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Floor furnaces can become very dirty, prohibiting combustion air needed to allow for proper flame causing soot and the potential for aldehydes and allowing CO into the home.
If the property you are considering has a floor furnace, be sure to have every part of the system inspected. A specially have the vent system under the house fully reviewed.
Forced air heating … (10 comments)
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home owners: Taking Care of Your Live Christmas Tree! Home Owner's, Home Buyer's - 12/05/07 07:08 PM
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I would like to urge everyone to be safe this Holiday Season!
Steps to a safer, longer lasting live tree:
Holiday celebrations often center around your Christmas tree. Each year, it's estimated that more than 30 million live Christmas trees are put up in households across the U.S.
Picking the right tree and caring for it properly are important.
Pick a Fresh Tree for you and your family- Make sure that your tree is fresh. To test the freshness, genty shake one … (8 comments)
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home owners: Holiday Safety Tips!! Home buyer's, Home Owner's - 12/04/07 06:48 PM
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It's that time of year again to think about Holiday Safety!
Time to make sure your chimney is clean, ( how eles will Santa make it down your chimney with presents ? ).
Make sure your extension cords are not cracked or frayed, or you may have a truly shocking experience! Now we don't want that to happen.
As we all decorate our homes for the holidays, let's think Safety and be careful out there.
It's better to come back down the … (4 comments)
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home owners: Reducing Humidity in your Basement! Home Buyer's, Home Owner's - 12/02/07 04:05 PM
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I hope this will be of some help to any of you with high Humidity in your Basement!
All basements can be subject to high humidity and moisture levels, the main times of the year are between Spring and Autumn. Typically, basements are mostly below the ground level. Therefore, basement foundations and floors are in constant contact with damp soil. Moisture will typically transmit through these surfaces by way of capillary action, commonly referred to as moisture migration.
You can indeed expected this condition in your … (8 comments)
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home owners: Home Buyer's, Home Owner's and Realtor's should know about! - 12/01/07 08:34 PM
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If you live in or are thinking about moving to one of these State's: Illinois, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, or Washington State.
If you want a Home Inspector that knows a lot about homes and gets a great deal of satisfaction in helping folks with knowing what they are buying.
That believe your home inspection is much more than a process of creating a list of defects of the house your looking to buy.
That understands the need for a third … (7 comments)
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home owners: Take extra care this Winter to avoid a home Fire! Home Owner's - 11/25/07 12:28 PM
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I am urging you to use caution when heating your home this winter!
Preparing to avoid having a home fire doesn't require you to buy a lot of expensive equipment or pay for training and doesn't take much of your time to do so.
Keep all potential fuel sources like newspapers, matches, rugs, carpets, clothing and bedding at least three feet away from heat sources, such as the main heating system, space heaters, fireplaces and stoves. Never leave a fire in the … (21 comments)
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home owners: Location of your well: Home Buyer's, Investor's, Home Owner's - 11/24/07 03:36 PM
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Many factors affect the location and the cost of your water well. These factors include geological conditions, topography, location of driveways and other structures, plus Local, State, and Federal regulations.
Basically there are five important considerations for siting your water well.
Away from sources of contamination. Convenience to building interior water and power locations. Avoid future building or land use areas. Accessible for drilling equipment and future servicing. Governmental regulations, isolation distances. Correct water well design and casting installation is important to … (2 comments)
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home owners: Well Pump and Systems: Home Owner's, Home Buyer's, Investor's - 11/24/07 11:07 AM
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When you turn the tap you set a series of actions in to motion.
To ensure adequate water pressure, your well water is stored inside your home in a pressure tank.
Normal water pressure is between 40 and 60 psi ( pounds per square inch ). As water continues to run, the volume of water in the pressure tank drops, which also lowers the water pressure.
When the pressure drops below 40 psi a pressure switch activates the pumping system. The … (4 comments)
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home owners: Well Pump Selection and Installation: Home Owner's, Home Buyer's, Investor's - 11/24/07 10:22 AM
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Before your Pump is Selected, you need to factor in.
How much water will be needed at peak demand. The well's yield potential in gallons per minute. Diameter of the will at the pumping level. Depth to water level of the well at rest ( static level ). Distance and elevation of the home above the well. Future needs, such as irrigation. Be sure to ask if all components being used to deliver the water from the well to your home … (2 comments)
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