2008 March

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Our family is renovating every area of our home. We provide a daily tip based on our own experiences, both our mistakes for you to avoid and things that worked well for us.

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Entries from March 2008

Basement Ceiling Leak - Part 2 - Initial Correction Attemps

March 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Yesterday we discovered the water stain in one of our basement’s drop ceiling tiles. We had just contacted Bruce, our contractor for his guidance.
After being informed that the pipe in question was an air pipe, I then asked if it was possible that the leak originated from the roof where the pipe extended out beyond the […]

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Basement Ceiling Leak - Part 1 - The Discovery

March 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

The other day my wife and I were in our basement and I happened to notice that a few of the ceiling tiles in our drop ceiling were exhibiting different types of water stains. One ceiling tile had a large brown circular water stain on one side, while another had a brown water stain along […]

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We are pleased to advise that today we have placed our order for the Canadian made CSA approved Cansolair Model RA 240 Solar Max solar air heating / solar space heating device to help heat our home this winter and beyond.

The unit is 4 X 7 feet and between 9 and 10 inches deep. While devices which capture the sun to heat air may be new to most, as it was to us before last winter, the Model RA 240 Solar Max has actually been around for several years, at least 6 years per the company's web site.

Unlike solar PV panels which convert the sun's energy into electricity, solar air heating devices are so much less complex, cost much, much less and can frequently be installed by the average home owner themselves.

Imagine, using the sun's direct light to help heat your home this winter! Once it is installed, this type of device costs you nothing to operate (if you include a solar charged fan) to help heat your home. We can't wait!

Once we receive our solar air heater, we will begin to write our usual series of articles on what it is all about, how we instal it and review how it performs, pictures included of course! Stay tuned! Until then, if you want more information simply click on the graphic above to go directly to the Cansolair site.

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This screen-like product fits on the outside of any size or shape of window repelling much of the sun's direct UV rays to signficantly reduce the excessive inside temperature build-up without reducing the view. This dramatically reduced our air conditioning costs.

The cost? Under $3 per square foot.

We have written a series of articles with many pictures on our experiences installing this product and show how it reduced the reading of the temperature gauge in our family room by 15 degrees F, starting with Part 1 - the Need.

Use the graphic above to access the vendor's web site to learn more about this terrific and unique energy conservation product. Add it to your favourites to return to it later or to share with your friends.

We are extremely pleased with EZ Snap solar shades and believe this simple to install energy saving product can work for you as well.

#1 Tip - Energy Audits

We are huge fans of having an Energy Efficiency Evaluation (i.e. energy audit) conducted on any home, regardless of size or age. We learned much from our energy audit under the ecoENERGY Residential Retrofit program.

Our 21 year old home's EnerGuide rating is 70 (out of 100) from our energy audit report. We can achieve an EnerGide rating of 80 by undertaking all of the energy audit's recommendations. What is your home's EnerGuide rating? If you don't know, shouldn't you?

You can find details of the energy audit report we received on our home within our ECOENERGY page.

Dan

Baby Robin Videos

In mid-July we had a renovation by Mr. & Mrs. Robin of their nest underneath our deck. Was there home renovation a success?

Yes! In Late July there appeared 4 baby Robins who resided in the renovated nest for 2 and 1/2 weeks before leaving the nest to start their own lives.

Here are two videos captured with nothing more than a digital picture camera of the baby Robins and one of their Parent. Yes, turn the sound up on your computer to hear all of nature's sounds. Enjoy!

Dan

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Basement Ceiling Leak - Part 2 - Initial Correction Attemps

March 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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March 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments

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