First Time Home Buyers Torpedo Level Across America an New Hampshire, if you do not already have one to bring to your new home. Then after you have closed and moved into that mighty fine home, you'll sure want to buy a Torpedo Level.   Folks the thing is that only a level can be used to determine if something, such as a shelf, appliance or pictures, are correctly oriented. The torpedo style level is unique because it not only shows when an object is perfectly horizontal or vertical, but it also has a gauge that shows you when an object is at a 45-degree angle. The bubble in viewfinder must be exactly in the middle, not merely close.   Below are two links to two other blog posts of this home tools series for First Time Home Buyers. I have set each of the links to open into a new window f... 08/02/2013

First Time Home Buyers Plungers Across America an New Hampshire Homes, folks I'm sure you know it a good idea to have a good plunger in your new home.   Folks a clogged toilet or sink sure is one of the most disturbing problems that you will face. By having a plunger on hand in your home however, you sure can usually remedy those kind of troubling plumbing issues relatively quickly. It sure is a mighty fine idea to actually have two plungers. One to use in the toilet and a different one to in the sinks of your home.   Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Below is a link to another blog post of this home tools series for First Time Home Buyers. I have set each of the link to open into a new window for your convenience.   First Time Home Buyers Wrenches Across America an New Hampshire ... 08/02/2013

ActiveRain one of my Social Media Mistakes of 2007 was with commenting, back when I came long this site of ActiveRain I sure had no idea as how a site as this worked.   I had not ever been on a blogging site before, so I sure did not know the ins and outs of such a site. I road around the site duing my first few Months doing my best to figure out what was okay or not. The first mistake which I made had to do with leaving a comment on the blog posts of the other members of the ActiveRain site. You see I was not at all sure how much folks really wanted the actual opinion of a new member of the site.   What I ended up doing was leaving only small general kind of comments. What I mean by a small comment, they were so small that I did not even get any points for leaving them. Back in 2007 a ... 07/28/2013

Home Window Seals have gone Across America an in New Hampshire, folks do you understand a cause which your home's windows can end up losing their Seal?   Folks here is a bit of help to understand what could happen. Do you know that if a home is eenovated and rendered ( that is tight) including new Thermopane Windows. If installation of a high efficient furnace was done in a home and there was no fresh-air intake from the exterior of the home done, that can create such a suction within the home, that sure can cause window to end-up losing their seal!   Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Folks I sure do want to say Thank you mighty kindly for stopping by to visit, read and leaving a comment on this here little ole blog post here at my Blogging Homestead! Local information of the Stat... 07/28/2013

First Time Home Buyers Wrenches Across America an New Hampshire, folks after you have closed and moved into your new home, take the time to at least buy a good set of wrenches to have in your home.   Having a good set of combination wrenches sure can and does come in mighty handy at times. For folks which might not know about combination wrenche set, one end of a combination wrench set is open and the other end is a closed loop.   Nuts and bolts are manufactured in standard and metric sizes and because both varieties are widely used, so you'll need both sets of wrenches. For the most control and leverage, always pull the wrench toward you, instead of pushing on it. Folks you sure do want to avoid over-tightening.   Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Folks I sure do want to say Than... 07/28/2013

Energy Efficiency to Yesteryear's Home Across America an New Hampshire, there sure are a whole lot of myths out there to do with Energy Efficiency of homes.   A specially when it comes to how much insulation folks should use to help Yesteryear's Homes to be wram, cosy and to save money on the use of Energy.   Folks this here sure is a myth: You can never add to much Insulation.   Folks the fact is that there is an actual optimal amount of insulation that can be added in any given situation. Factors you need to consider include the available space. Do you remember the phrase, To much of a good thing? can hold true, when it comes to insulating. Adding to much insulation, especially when you pack it into to small of a space sure can end-up being a waste of your money, and not improve the e... 07/27/2013

Energy Efficiency Hot Water Tank Across America an New Hampshire, folks have you ever wondered if a Hot Water Tank really does need a blanket wrapped around it, in-order for it to be Energy Efficient?   The myth: installing an extra Insulation Blanket on your Hot Water Tank save energy plus will keep money in your pock.     Folks the fact: it might but you should check with the manufature of the tank first before adding a insulation blanket. The idea of adding extra insulation to a home's Hot Water Tank came about from the responses to the Energy crisis back in the 1970's. Back then hot water tanks sure were not much more than a steel tank with very little insulation. So it did make sense to add insulation to the hot water tanks of that time period.     Modern units of the last 18 years... 07/27/2013

Energy Efficiency Appliances Across America an homes of New Hampshire, folks when it comes down to it, we can actually see and feel that the big companies which have always provided the energy which we use, are feeling a hurt from folks wanting to save money by being more Energy Efficient. Seeing they keep on raising their prices.   Will folks here's a mighty fine myth which some of those big companies started going around when Energy Efficient Appliances first started coming out on the market: That modern energy saving appliances are not worth buying and they won't actually save you any money.   Fact: when buying an appliance, you should remember that it actually has two price tags; the first price is what you pay in order to take it home, and second is what you pay for the energy and ... 07/27/2013

Energy Efficiency Brick and Stone Homes Across America & New Hampshire, there are some many myths runing all aroung when it comes to some kinds of homes which have better Energy Efficiency than other. So folks has anyone toll you the following?   Myth: Brick and Stone Homes are more Energy Efficient than a typical Wood Frame Homes.     Folks the fact is the vast majority of Brick and Stone Homes now a days are actually just a veneer over a wood frame. While more durable than other forms of exterior cladding they offer no efficiency advantage in terms of a home's energy use. For practical purposes the walls of a modern home clad in masonry have to be insulated the same as a frame building sided with wood or vinyl.   Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Thank you mighty kindly for stop... 07/26/2013

Energy Efficiency Washing Clothes Across America an New Hampshire, folks we all get to enjoy hearing all kinds of myths which has to do with all kind of things. How many have you gotten to hear which has to do with Washing Clothes?     Myth: Washing clothes in hot water will kill germs.   Folks the fact is a typical home's water temperature is 120 degrees or less, so washing in hot water would be like putting the germs in a hot tub. Our modern laundry detergents are formulated to do their best in cold water. Since heating water is a major energy user it sure makes sense to use cold water and save money.   Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Thank you mighty kindly for stopping by to visit, read and leaving a comment on this here little ole blog post here at my Blogging Homestead! Lo... 07/26/2013

Home Buyers Tips to help keep Your Basement Dry New Hampshire, in this blog post you can find a few helpful tip that can help you with the Basement under the Home that you might be thing of buying or you have bought and just moved into.     1. Make sure the ground alongside the foundation is sloped away from the house. Your yard should be graded to direct water to an appropriate drainage area.   2. Keep the gutters clean and free of obstructions so that water is directed away from the house's foundation.   3. Caulk any openings around basement windows or doors.   4. Paint the basement walls with waterproof paint.   5. Install a sump pump that has an automatic switch. Folks it would also be good idea to take time to consider installing a generator for your sump pump in case there is a po... 07/23/2013

Flickering Light Issue Across America an in the State of New Hampshire, there sure are many different things which can go on with in a home!   That even if there is adequate amperage at the main Electrical Panel, folks the a lack of branch circuit breakers is often the bottleneck, and that increasing the service amperage might not solve a flickering light issue on a circuit with in a home.                           Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Thank you mighty kindly for stopping by to visit, read and leaving a comment on this here little ole blog post here at my Blogging Homestead! Local information of the State of New Hampshire and the State of Vermont, which has been posted by Baker Energy Audits and Commercial Properties Inspections.This is blog post 2,333-which has been ... 07/23/2013

Building Fuel Oil Heating Systems New Hampshire Relocation Information, folks you'll find that a whole lot of the homes in the State of New Hampshire are heated during the Winter Months with a system which use Fuel Oil to run it.   A oil burner system is comparable to a gas burner except for the cost of fuel oil, which can run twice as much as a gas system. If you keep it properly maintained, your oil burning forced air furnace or boiler system will operate as efficiently and cleanly as a gas fired system. The oil burner does require more service than a gas burner, because there are a lot more compo nets to them. I always recommend having a buildings oil burners serviced annually.     Even with the slight additional cost of maintenance, and the higher cost of fuel now a days, having a o... 07/21/2013

Wildlife Management Area in Enfield New Hampshire, folks some of the common Wildlife Species which you can enjoy seeing are Beavers, Black Bears, Moose, Ruffed Grouse, Snowshoe Hares, White-tailed Deers, Wild Turkeies, plus Waterfowls occur in the marshy areas of the ponds.   Is mostly forested with northern hardwoods and scattered stands of spruce and fir. It has Marshlands, Beaver Ponds, plus numerous other waterbodies, which includes Cole Pond which is 17 acres, Halfmile Pond which is 9 acres, Both of these ponds are remote so you have to hike in access brook trout ponds that are stocked annually by helicopter.   (Cole Pond has special fly-fishing only regulations), Halfmile Pond has no special regulaions. George Pond which is 30 acres, Butternut Pond which is 40 acres. You'll be abl... 07/21/2013

New Hampshire Land Use Issues New Hampshire Reloction, folks in this here blog post you'll fine some New Hampshire Land Use Issues explaond.   Folks thanks to the State of New Hampshire's Fish and Game.   Lets say you have Kids and Family Pet Members in and near your home and you are concerned about hunters coming too close to your home. What can you do?   As a landowner, you have the right to regulate activities on your property. You may have serious and legitimate concerns about hunting near your home.   But you can also think about what exactly it is you happen to be concerned about.     Is it Kids?   Family Pet Members?   Livestock?   Maybe you don't mind if hunters use a portion of your land, but not near your house?   Have a good one Dale in New Hampshire   Thank you mighty kindly... 07/21/2013

Finding the Right Contractor for Your Home Energy Upgrading Part One, folks once I have done an Audit of a building and have pinpointed the areas which the home or other building have Energy Efficient problems, the homeowner or owner of some other building usually will ask what kind of advise can I give them about they go about finding a Contractor to do the work which needs to be done.   Plus I receive E-Mails and Phone calls from folks from across the County asking me for advise on finding the right Contractor to do the Energy Upgrading work they want to have done to make their home or other kind of building more Energy Efficient.     Once the folks know the kind of Energy Upgrading then need and/or kind they want to have done to their home or other kind of building, its sure time for... 07/20/2013

Finding the Right Contractor for Your Home Energy Upgrading Part Two, folks if you happen to be considering a Renewable Energy System to be added to your home, you'll sure want to be sure to begin by increasing your home's efficiency and reducing your overall energy consumption in your home just as much as you can. By lowering your energy use sure will help you to be able to reduce the size and cost of the Renewable Energy System which you'll need to have installed to your home.     Will you'll for sure need to look for a Contractor which is a professional, someone that you feel you can trust to actually do a good job and that you feel comfortable having come into and around your home.      Folks of New Hampshire you need to know that there is no Licensing of Contractors and Home Builde... 07/19/2013

Finding the Right Contractor for Your Home Energy Upgrading Part Three, folks of New Hampshire the step of finding a Contractor sure is even more important for you here in the State of New Hampshire seeing that Contractors are not License, they don't have to do any kind of Continuing Education, plus folks there are no regulation body like a Licensing Board making sure they follow all rules.     Folks here's another important peace of the puzzle of finding the right Contractor to work with. Comparing bids to find the best fit for you and your Energy Efficient Project. Here you'll sure want to remember that the cheapest bid sure is not always the best one to go with.   The following procedures sure should help you discover the Contractor that offers you both a fair price and to help you h... 07/19/2013

Finding the Right Contractor for Your Home Energy Upgrading Part Four, folks okay lets say you have talked with a few different Contractors, and have now found the Contractor which you trust to do the job for you.     Folks remember you'll sure still need to actually be engaged with making sure you are getting exactly what you are wanting. This step is even more important here in the State of New Hampshire seeing that Contractor are not License, they don't have to do any kind of Continuing Education, plus folks there are no regulation body making sure they follow all rules.     By taking the time to follow the below tips will help you to get the most out of your home Energy Efficient project which you have planned to have done.   Be sure to get a written contract with all the work to be... 07/19/2013

Home Buyers Property Investors Protect Your Well Water Across America, folks which are Buying, Investing or even those which Own Real Estate Property that has a Water Well taking care of it sure is mighty important!       Water from artesian rock wells come from surface water that has percolated deep down into fissures in the bedrock, purifying itself as it travels through the top soil, boulders, sand, silt and glacial material. Make sure when your well is drilled that it's sealed to protect your well from surficial contaminants that could otherwise enter your water system.           These contaminants include such things as waste from farm and domestic animals, leach fields, fuel oil, surface water, chemicals and road salt. Because this seal is so critical to protecting your artesian w... 07/16/2013