The decision (and purchase) has been made! In an earlier post (“Appliance Upgrade Research: Chest Freezers”), I checked to see if the chest freezers listed on the EnergyStar site were still offered by each of the manufacturers
Read the full story »Efforts and projects taken on to shrink a homeowners carbon footprint.
Projects and experiences with local NYC contractors
Avoid the school of hard knocks, these articles will help.
Home improvement projects and upgrades all documented here.
Necessary repairs, maintenance and… oversights.
NYC Parking Garage Rates – Compare All Daily and Monthly Prices for Garages and Lots in Manhattan, New York City (http://www.nycgarages.com/)
The MTA has an almost hopstop.com application online at http://travel.mtanyct.info/Â that will recommend the best ways …
What began as a minor inconvenience of having to re-light pilot lights and flush the heating system has TURNED into “well, how much could a new boiler be” scenario. The previous owner of the building …
After almost a year since my initial inquiries (followup 1, part 2) to the PowerYourWay ESCOs, I’ve decided to look back into the Con Edison residential gas/energy supplier alternatives listed on PowerYourWay.com. A quick search of …
For roughly the past year, I’ve had a Whirlpool  over the range microwave (GH6177XP) sitting (still boxed) in a dining room corner waiting to be installed. In the past two weeks I’ve successfully found the two …
The following is a work in progress and will eventually be divided up into more detailed chunks, but for now here goes:
While not as easy as using a broker, taking a hands on approach to marketing …
Similar to NYC WasteMatch with one major difference (see if you can spot it):
 We are an innovative project that harnesses the power of e-mail to connect people with things they want to throw away with …
It took a while for me to notice, but recently I’ve noticed that some google ad-words have been popping up on this site without me having any control over whether they appear (or where they …
Better late than never (never possibly resulting less than desirable repairs):
This Old House:Â Â Fall Inspection Guide
Downloadable Fall Inspection Checklist (PDF)
Every once in a while I’ll search Windows Live or google.com with the search terms people are using to find Small Time Landlord (aka http://building.wordpress.com). In some cases, the searches come up with some pretty cool results.
The …
HPD press release:
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is now accepting online credit card payments for HPD’s housing education classes. HPD offers over one hundred different classes covering topics such …
This past summer, electricity was a hot topic (cough) throughout New York’s Queens Borough. Eleven day power outages brought on by the failures of 10 of the 22 primary feeders that provide power to the …
New York City Department Of Housing Preservation And Development Announces Healthy Homes, Healthy Families Expo 2006
Housing Education Program will feature training, workshops, and exhibits
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has …
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WASHINGTON (AFP) – A US doctors’ group has sued seven leading fast-food chains including McDonald’s and Burger King over their use of a “dangerous carcinogenic” in grilled chicken.
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The Washington-based Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) …
The result of the recommendations for fixing the basement flooding problem:
Vulcan Basement Waterproofing: Installed french drains based on the recommendation of the sales rep that came out to assess the problem. ($3,400) Later was told …