Home Improvement Today?

Nice. Somebody finally installed a stripper pole!

 

Me and my 1 room mate would be fine, but my girlfriend and our friend who's a girl also live with us. The girls would not be ok without hot showers and hot water for the dish washer.

But yea.. Could've been worse
Here's the link to the pic on live. Don't know how to post the pic on my phone.

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/38939-tw-live-12382.html#post7091507

Yea I was originally going to go that route but I called GE to get some more information. My water heater is in my basement which is always cold, and I have a 240 volt timer, so my water heater only runs between 5am and 8pm anyway. I was told the hybrid water heater would probably never run on heat pump mode based on basement temperature and with my limited hours of use I'd hardly see much of a difference in my electric bill.

 

Gas is the wAy to go
Electric people are a bunch of crooks and thief's with there outrageous costs

Their works get mad double time for sitting in trucks
Gas will be going down ever more in price due to all the fracking n such
The us is almost at full capacity on gas storage

 

HA! outrageous costs? like the $3,000 i owe the gas company if I dont get a gas appliance hooked up in less than 6 months???

 

EVERYTHING SHOULD BE DONE AND COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANOR
END OF STORY
NO SENSE IN HAVING ANN UN MAINTAINED GAS LINE IF YOU HAVE NOTHING FOR IT....
THEN IT IS JUST A HAZZARD....

 

why?

 

OUR ELECTRIC COMPANY IS ON THE WAY OUT THE GOVERNMENT KICKING THEM OUT AFTER THEIR EPIC FAILS DURING SANDY AND IRENE...
AND THEY ARE BRINGING IN A BUNCH OF CROOKS FROM NJ TO TAKE OVER.......

 

a hazard if its leaking maybe..

they run the line to the house and install the meter for free, but you have to start using a gas appliance with in 6 months or there is a $3000 fee

yea well what do you expect from something with "long island" in its name... LIPA...

 

Installed an attic fan in the roof today. So much better... Can't believe how much of a difference it makes.

 

My buddy did a solar gable fan in his house 2 summers ago, and it lowered his temps around 35-45 degrees compared to before the fan!

 

YES THE SOLR ONES ARE THE WAY TO GO FOR SURE.....
ALSO CUT IN SOME GABLE SOFFIT VENTS

 

I believe it... I couldn't believe the difference it made in the few minutes it took for me to pick up my tools. Went from sweating balls to just slightly warmer than down stairs.

I was lucky and all the wiring was done and the hole was cut in the plywood. The previous owners removed the fan at some point.. I'm guessing a tree fell on it.. So it took no time at all to get it installed and running.

 

I put one on for a buddy and i made him go into attic to drill pilot holes so i could cut the roof and the first hole he drills is like 2 inchs from the ridge

 

Hahaha well thankfully ours is in the perfect spot. Middle of attic, can't see from street, I'm happy with it. Good thing my room mate used to do roofing.


And btw, I picked up a BB gun from cabelas yesterday since they still don't have any 22lr ammo... I like it.. I was shooting in my yard all day with no worries of breaking a window, but it breaks through cardboard or beer cans. Lol

 

Bb gun challange it is
Co2 pistol?

 

We have a whole house fan as well some attic fans. It works good as long as it's not too hot outside. You crack your windows and then turn the fan on. It draws air up from the house and pushes it into the attic. It's rare for us to turn on the AC.

 

Nah just a daisy pump action rifle

 

Freakin ants...... any idea what to get rid of them for good? I have sprayed twice this year with ortho home defense max. Says its good for 6 months and I sprayed not even a month ago and I wake up to ants all over my kitchen counter.

 

I believe my mom used to put boric acid and sugar mix into milk jug caps and place them around. Use caution if ya have pets and kids.

 

I had terrible problems a few years back.

Instead of sprays, get some exterior traps and put them near their trails. They bring the food into the nest and it kills the colony. Also, start looking for every single possible entry point under cabinets, around windows/sills, etc. Caulk and foam.