Attic

Paul Cummins

Aug 25, 20211 min read

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. ...

Paul Cummins

Apr 4, 20191 min read

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...

Paul Cummins

Jul 7, 20182 min read

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...

Paul Cummins

Apr 30, 20161 min read

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...

Paul Cummins

Apr 10, 20161 min read

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...

Paul Cummins

Nov 3, 20151 min read

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

Paul Cummins

Jul 22, 20151 min read

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...

Paul Cummins

Apr 13, 20151 min read

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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