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Judy Evans @JudyEv (381739) • Rockingham, Australia 5 Feb

Many of Australia’s native creatures are being threatened with extinction. One of the reasons numbers are declining is because of the loss of habitat and food. In the case of the glossy black cockatoo population on Kangaroo...

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The Construction Guys Found Something Odd.

DE @DaddyEvil (174208) • United States 28 Jun

While blowing insulation into the walls of the living room, kitchen and laundry room, the construction guys found an oddity... In the coat closet and broom closet, they found those closets already had insulation in the walls....

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Construction Guys are Here Again.

DE @DaddyEvil (174208) • United States 23 Jun

The construction guys got here at 9 am and have been working in the attic, getting it ready to have insulation blown into it. I fell asleep while listening to them bump around in the ceiling. I woke...

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windows

doors

heating and cooling bills

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Workmen Are Here...

DE @DaddyEvil (174208) • United States 17 Jun

The guys are here to start working on the house. I talked with them about the different projects they need to get done and what we'd like to see after they finish. One of them said they aren't allowed to go under the house and...

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windows

doors

heating and cooling bills

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The Work is Scheduled ...

DE @DaddyEvil (174208) • United States 5 Jun 25

We applied for and received a grant to get some work done on the house we're renting. Workmen have already done some things at the end of last fall and now they'll be coming back to do the rest of the work for us. The work...

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windows

doors

heating and cooling bills

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It is all about the weather

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 13 Jan 24

At least for me, that is the focus. I do not know when this cold spell will end, maybe Tuesday when the kids are scheduled back to school. Monday we have an inservice, unless they cancel, which they might. I am okay with it...

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Insulation two grand

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 30 Mar 21

So I'm planning on spending part of my tax refund to put insulation in the attic. Just the upper attic (it's a two story house), as the lower attic is fine and the first story doesn't have temperature issues. But the second...

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Diary 17th And 18th June 2018

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 18 Jun 19

Diary Monday 17th June 2018 The first of two days that got so surreal as to border on the unbelievable. I expected a quiet Monday of job searching and preparing for my weekend in Derbyshire but the ringing doorbell shattered...

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Up in the Air, No Screw Driver Required

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 2 Dec 18

This post requires some explanation. Because my house was a duplex, it has two hot water heaters. On the east end someone chose a unique way to install it. It is up on top of kind of a cabinet or box. The top part goes into the...

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Blown-In Insulation Riverside - Committed Of Meeting All Your Needs

Robles Jerald @roblesjerald (1) • Reno, Nevada 6 Feb 14

In order to lead happy and peaceful lives, there is a requirement of proper maintenance and care. The main symptoms of the damaged roofs includes blown off or noticeable gaps in the roof, curled shingles, torn shingles, stained...

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My attic is getting insulted,finally!

blue65packer @blue65packer (11826) • United States 24 May 11

My landloard is finally going to have my apartment's attic insulated! That is the good news the bad news I have alot of stuff up there and I need to move the stuff to one small area so they can insult up in the attic. I have alot...

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Mold and moisture

sassygirlanne007 @sassygirlanne007 (4517) • United States 1 Jan 11

I rent a old home and sadly the landlord did not install insulation or new windows so we have allot of problem with cold and moisture which causes mold in many places in our home. We try to run the heat often but we have baseboard...

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Government blunder!!!!!

mipen2006 @mipen2006 (5528) • Australia 25 Feb 10

As part of their ‘Green Push’ the Australian Government introduced a scheme where you could get insulation in your roof without costing you one cent. The idea was, the company doing the installation would bill the government...

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Insulation

p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 16 Dec 09

I am so happy. For the past three months I have been trying to participate in a cheap roof insulation offer where insulation is offered at £1 (about 75 cents US) a roll. I kept missing the deal by minutes. Today I managed to place...

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Need to keep house cool in the summer - Help!!

moononman @moononman (4) • United States 7 May 08

We live in North Carolina, if you have never been here, it's very hot and humid in the summer. We are currently renting a house that is about 100 years old. The problem is that last summer our power bill was like $400 a month, the...

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Just for fun ... what can I do with all this dog hair?

GreenMoo @GreenMoo (11833) 23 Apr 08

Every time I sweep my floor I collect up loads of dog hair. I'm sure all of us dog owners do. I'm often to be heard moaning that I collect enough that I could easily knit myself a new dog! Now, I don't want a new dog and I...

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Wichita State University just completed a Denim drive.

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169406) • United States 16 Nov 07

This is something I had not heard of before. The newest use for old worn out denim is to insulate homes. They are doing this where people were a victim of Katrina. I would like to know more about using denim for insulation. Any...

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forever in blue jeans

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I need advice

Caila611 @Caila611 (992) • United States 26 Apr 07

My father wants to help us get our home insulated before windter sets in. But he wants my brother to do it. My brother has not done this before even though he is a contractor. He spoke to me and wanted to drill about 100 or more...

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Why is it that . . . . .

sweetpea_216 @sweetpea_216 (1470) • United States 7 Dec 06

Why is it that I find myself gaining weight, slowly, as winter comes? Is it my body trying to tell me I need insulation? Any thoughts on this?

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