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    Menagerie in the attic:
    Paul Cummins
    • Aug 25, 2021
    • 1 min

    Menagerie in the attic:

    This gorgeous coyote greeted my at the top of the attic stairs. His companions included a tom turkey, owl, bear head, and buck. ...
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    You've put plenty of insulation in your attic, but what about the stairs?
    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 1 min

    You've put plenty of insulation in your attic, but what about the stairs?

    Some estimates say you can save $19 a month with one of these things! Personally I couldn't do the zipper ones...it's hard enough to get...
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    Baffled by Lack of Ventilation
    Paul Cummins
    • Jul 7, 2018
    • 2 min

    Baffled by Lack of Ventilation

    The current solution to preventing mold in attics is very low tech: vents along the soffits and a ridge vent. Here's what soffit vents...
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    What's Hiding in Your Attic?
    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 30, 2016
    • 1 min

    What's Hiding in Your Attic?

    To boldly go where no one has gone before...Here I am swab in hand having just taken a mold sample on insulation with my instant...
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    The Art of Inspection
    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 10, 2016
    • 1 min

    The Art of Inspection

    Is this heaven? Or did someone forget to put sheathing on the sides of the house? Vinyl siding is kinda like putting on fingernail...
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    Whole-house fan can cool your house in the summer AND the winter unless...
    Paul Cummins
    • Nov 4, 2015
    • 1 min

    Whole-house fan can cool your house in the summer AND the winter unless...

    Unless you have one of these...or you could make a foam box. Click on image for link. #attic #ventilation #HVAC
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    Save 20 bucks a month forever for $20!
    Paul Cummins
    • Jul 22, 2015
    • 1 min

    Save 20 bucks a month forever for $20!

    Click on image for link to product. Cut to size with a utility knife and glue together with Gorilla Glue to make a box around your attic...
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    Paul Cummins
    • Apr 13, 2015
    • 1 min

    For real, this is cool, -108 degrees F'in cool!

    Mold likes moisture and lack of ventilation. It definitiely does NOT like these mold-busters with dry ice guns! How did they come up...
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