Remodeling
A green renovation in Oakland – our latest project
Saturday, October 15th, 2011So we’ve been working on a new renovation in Oakland. It’s a single family home in need of a lot of TLC. My heart goes out to this home, as crazy as this might sound. I truly feel empathy for homes that are treated badly by inept homeowners. I consider myself something of a house [...]
GE’s new fun tool for Contractors
Friday, March 11th, 2011I’ve been having so much fun playing with GE’s new tool for contractor’s. As a contractor and writer I get a lot of junk in the email and snail mail, so it takes something really interesting to get me to stop and really pay attention to what you are trying to sell. GE sent a [...]
Howdini
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010At first I didn’t know where to post this -on this site or my other site the goode life; but then I realize most people who read this site are DIYer’s so I figured it would fit in well here. I received an email from the people over at Howdini. What is it? Think of [...]
Tips on preventing lead poisoning
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010The article below was sent to me from Susan Tellam at Tellam Worldwide – thanks for the tips! California Poison Control System (http://www.calpoison.org) is observing National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week and warns consumers that lead can be found in a variety of products available to children. “Lead poisoning is an important cause of learning disabilities, [...]
EPA’s Regulations for Lead-safe Remodeling
Thursday, October 7th, 2010I like Fine Homebuilding magazines, it’s one of the better reputable building magazines out there. What you homeowners don’t know is that the EPA is now making all contractors go through a certification process so they are up-to-date on the safest way to remove lead paint for any remodeling project. Fine Homebuilding magazine has put [...]