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.
HPD’s Website Introduces Online Registration Assistance
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) has launched a new website feature to make property registration for residential building owners much simpler and easier. Through …
Seen on Flip or Rent — Why you'll pay more in rent this year (originally posted on MSN):
Rents were up last year and they're expected to continue rising. Who or what to blame depends on where …
While it’s too late to start on the backyard garden (well, aside from getting the trees in), for now, taking up the old sod that the previous owner killed and installing a new layer should clean …
After doing probably more research than really required (seems to be the trend)Â we settled on purchasing an over the range microwave by Whirlpool.
Problem now is finding an electrician to run a dedicated line from the …
Source a year's worth of products and services from more than 500 exhibitors at one place (floorplan) in only two exciting and efficient days. At BuildingsNY 2006, you'll find everything for building maintenance, renovation, and restoration …
Just something to help me remember things:
Ephpod:
The IPod has been locked. Please quit iTunes, and then load Ephpod again
Fix:Â
You fix this by plugging in the ipod to the pc and letting it connect.
Open explorer browse …
Received via email this afternoon:Â Announcing a new website from the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy at NYU. PlanNYC, available at www.plannyc.org, is a web-based tool to give citizens and organizations interested in …
At times the lengths people go to in order to save a few bucks borders on mind-numbingly foolish. The backyard to this property had initially been covered with old, ill kept concrete which the previous …
Shortly after sending out my initial email to the energy suppliers listed on poweryourway.com I landed a new job and this project fell off the table for a little bit.Â
I should’ve known that it would only be a …
Just picked up Quicken Rental Property Manager from amazon.com (next to EBay the lowest price I could find) in order to hopefully break away from the excel sheet I’ve been using to track expenses.
Haven’t installed …
Occasionally, when looking through take out menu prices, some things just don’t seem to add up. An example would be “Lite Bites” which charges $6.25 for a “Western Burger.”
The Western burger is their $3.95 burger …
Not that this is anything more than a slight inconvenience, but one of the to do list items was to find out how to get my water meter remote* reinstalled. The DEP actually sent someone …
Composting
Queens Botanical Gardens (offer discounts on composing materials):
http://www.queensbotanical.org/
NYC.gov PDF on composting:
http://www.nyc.gov/html/dsny/downloads/pdf/composting.pdf
Composters:
http://www.composters.com/main.shtml
NYC Roof Mounted Solar Energy System Installers
Solar Energy Systems
altPower, Inc.
Everpower Renewables
The Solar Plan
The business week during which I sent my initial inquiries out to the different energy supply companies on poweryourway.com is pretty much done.  The results, a bit discouraging. I was hoping at least the customer service departments handling …
It’s been two years since the wooden railings that surround a second floor terrace had been stripped, sanded, resealed and painted and unfortunately, it shows.
The solution — called Mr. Handyman of N.E. Queens for the …
Beginning March 2, 2009, HPD will begin to roll out its new web-based learning program. Each course has been designed to maximize the potential of the online medium. By using workplace scenarios, interactivities and simulations …
It has been nearly three years since I hit Home Depot to replace a few older inexpensive plastic toilet seats with Bemis’ model 25CH molded wood seats.
The molded wood versions seemed like a better fit, …
Spring Maintenance
Cracks and/or bubbling of roof membrane
Signs of ponding or stagnant water on roof
Parapet walls for damage or cracks
Capstone joints for separation or cracks in the seams
Flashing for tears, loose parts or disfigured sections
Roof ladders …
