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10/31/2025

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10/28/2025

Hurricane Melissa reminds me of the power of Mother Nature. I hope Jamaica is not damaged too badly. Whether the weather is snow or wind, building codes are intended to minimize the damage from severe conditions.

An interesting characteristic of wind is that if the speed doubles, the force quadruples. That is to say, if a 20 mph wind doubles to 40 mph, the force quadruples.

10/21/2025

Take advantage of credits before they expire if you are considering upgrades:

09/17/2025

Tune in today (Wednesday 9/17/25) at 2:00 PM to WAMC's call-in talk radio program where I will be discussing spray foam insulation and fielding home improvement questions. Call in (800-348-2551) or email ([email protected]) with your questions. You can listen at 90.3 FM in the Albany area or other Northeast Public Radio frequencies. You can also listen live on-line at the link below (Vox Pop Home Improvement Show).
https://www.wamc.org/programs/vox-pop…

Vox Pop is WAMC's live call-in talk program. Host Ray Graf welcomes guests with expertise in areas ranging from astronomy and birding to taxes and cooking. Our experts take questions posed by WAMC listeners. Every Monday is a "Medical Monday." Every Friday is a "Food Friday."There are several ways t...

06/18/2025

Old basement? If you have an old basement, the article written by Building Science Corporation in the following link provides good ideas for improving the conditions.

https://buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-041-rubble-foundations

Attached is a photograph and a sketch. The photograph is fairly typical of an old rubble basement foundation. The sketch is one of the better details I have seen. About the only thing I would suggest differently would be to completely replace the interior slab with a new slab. If you are going all in with the other details proposed, it’s not that much extra work to replace an old slab.

04/17/2025

03/19/2025

Tune in today (Wednesday 3/19/25) at 2:00 PM to WAMC's call-in talk radio program where I will be discussing energy efficiency
and fielding home improvement questions. Call in (800-348-2551) or email ([email protected]) with your questions. You can listen at 90.3 FM in the Albany area or other Northeast Public Radio frequencies. You can also listen live on-line at the link below (Vox Pop Home Improvement Show)
https://www.wamc.org/podcast/vox-pop
wamc.org

Vox Pop is WAMC's live call-in talk program. Host Ray Graf welcomes guests with expertise in areas ranging from astronomy and birding to taxes and cooking.

Links for energy efficiency opportunities:
NYS Free Energy Audit
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Residential-Energy-Assessment-Programs

NYS Free Energy upgrades for Low and Medium income earners
https://truebuildingperformance.com/nyserdas-empower-program/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=empower&utm_content=mpw&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAn9a9BhBtEiwAbKg6fntgYZs-rvjBaOCZ67yPZB-vRsXdis6EhV_lxVcMmTQSlVXrvMnLgBoCVCsQAvD_BwE

NYSEG Energy incentives 75% off
https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/rebatesandprograms/insulation-air-sealing-rebates?utm_campaign=nyseg-res-weatherization&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_content=cam.nyseg-res-weatherization_med.search_sou.google&utm_term=171914603751_energy%20savings%20for%20home_p_&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAn9a9BhBtEiwAbKg6foIy5nR5eq1ClHeAsuwBmru0oXVEzujqESa-KFY21tKq2eAZXuNWdRoC4rsQAvD_BwE

Massachusetts – Free Energy Audits
https://www.masssave.com/en/residential/programs-and-services/home-energy-assessments

Energy assessments determine if a building uses energy effectively and where improvements could be made.

02/19/2025

Tune in today (Wednesday 2/19/25) at 2:00 PM to WAMC's call-in talk radio program where I will be discussing energy efficiency
and fielding home improvement questions. Call in (800-348-2551) or email ([email protected]) with your questions. You can listen at 90.3 FM in the Albany area or other Northeast Public Radio frequencies. You can also listen live on-line at the link below (Vox Pop Home Improvement Show)
https://www.wamc.org/podcast/vox-pop
wamc.org

Vox Pop is WAMC's live call-in talk program. Host Ray Graf welcomes guests with expertise in areas ranging from astronomy and birding to taxes and cooking.

Links for energy efficiency opportunities:
NYS Free Energy Audit
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All-Programs/Residential-Energy-Assessment-Programs

NYS Free Energy upgrades for Low and Medium income earners
https://truebuildingperformance.com/nyserdas-empower-program/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=paidsearch&utm_campaign=empower&utm_content=mpw&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAn9a9BhBtEiwAbKg6fntgYZs-rvjBaOCZ67yPZB-vRsXdis6EhV_lxVcMmTQSlVXrvMnLgBoCVCsQAvD_BwE

NYSEG Energy incentives 75% off
https://www.nyseg.com/smartenergy/rebatesandprograms/insulation-air-sealing-rebates?utm_campaign=nyseg-res-weatherization&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&utm_content=cam.nyseg-res-weatherization_med.search_sou.google&utm_term=171914603751_energy%20savings%20for%20home_p_&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAn9a9BhBtEiwAbKg6foIy5nR5eq1ClHeAsuwBmru0oXVEzujqESa-KFY21tKq2eAZXuNWdRoC4rsQAvD_BwE

Massachusetts – Free Energy Audits
https://www.masssave.com/en/residential/programs-and-services/home-energy-assessments

Energy assessments determine if a building uses energy effectively and where improvements could be made.

09/04/2024

Tune in today (Wednesday 9/4/24) at 2:00 PM to WAMC's call-in talk radio program where I will be discussing an outdoor shower build

https://youtu.be/6zXbqFv_orM?si=S4ktsMnWYT92ahaB)

and fielding home improvement questions. Call in (800-348-2551) or email ([email protected]) with your questions. You can listen at 90.3 FM in the Albany area or other Northeast Public Radio frequencies. You can also listen live on-line at the link below (Vox Pop Home Improvement Show).
https://www.wamc.org/programs/vox-pop…

Vox Pop is WAMC's live call-in talk program. Host Ray Graf welcomes guests with expertise in areas ranging from astronomy and birding to taxes and cooking. Our experts take questions posed by WAMC listeners. Every Monday is a "Medical Monday." Every Friday is a "Food Friday."There are several ways t...

07/03/2024

As we enter warm, humid summer days you may find a door in your home starting to stick. Here is a video about how to repair a sticky door.

This video describes how to fix a sticky interior door.Sooner or later, some doors will rub on their frame for one reason or another. One reason is because o...

12/06/2023

Tune in today (Wednesday 12/6/23) at 2:00 PM to WAMC's call-in talk radio program where I will be fielding home improvement questions.
Call in (800-348-2551) or email ([email protected]) your questions, or just listen for home improvement tips. You can listen at 90.3 FM in the Albany area or other Northeast Public Radio frequencies. You can also listen live on-line at the link below (Vox Pop Home Improvement Show).
https://www.wamc.org/programs/vox-pop…
Vox Pop is WAMC's live call-in talk program. Guests with expertise in areas ranging from astronomy to politics speak with WAMC's hosts and answer questions.

Vox Pop is WAMC's live call-in talk program. Host Ray Graf welcomes guests with expertise in areas ranging from astronomy and birding to taxes and cooking. Our experts take questions posed by WAMC listeners. Every Monday is a "Medical Monday." Every Friday is a "Food Friday."There are several ways t...