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Tampa Old House Exchange
Old Seminole Heights resident Cara Davis has started a great new blog for owners of historic properties, preservation enthusiasts, and dedicated DIYers: Tampa Old House Exchange. This is conceived of as a clearinghouse of sorts for everything old house related: A place to trade or barter or sell old house parts like doors, windows, trim, flooring….anything. It is also a clearinghouse for ideas and experiences. Advice and projects you just won’t find on HGTV -
especially for Tampa. Neighbors helping neighbors. Ms. Davis is just starting this as a blog to get a feel for the response and need, but would like to develop this into a website complete with sections for different types of items, advice, referrals and even a plant exchange. Visit the blog, post a topic or two, and share some goods or experiences!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Happy Holidays! Brrrrrrrrr!
Happy New Year! I have high hopes for 2010...2009 kind of stunk. I will be healthier and happier this year if it kills me.
It is now 43 degrees outside here in sunny Tampa....and our house temperature is 55. I have given in and turned the heat on (just for a little bit, to take the bite off). My thoughts go once again to the argument for getting a new air/heat system...if $600 electric bills in the summer is the norm for us, there has to be room for improvement in the energy efficiency dept. I know the house is big, and not insulated, but that is still high. My fantasy of replacing all 41 windows and insulating the entire house is just not reality, but if the proposed "cash for calkers" bill gets passed, we can get a 50% rebate on the purchase of energy efficient equipment, so a new system might make sense, especially if we can get our summer electric bills under $500. I am currently in the coldest/hottest (depending on which season it is) room of the house, the home office, formerly part of a wraparound porch or a porte cachere. Not sure why it is so much worse than the rest of the house...perhaps poor construction. I can't feel my fingers much right now, and the forecast is for highs in the 50s next week. So much for a break in electric bills....snuggie, anyone?
It is now 43 degrees outside here in sunny Tampa....and our house temperature is 55. I have given in and turned the heat on (just for a little bit, to take the bite off). My thoughts go once again to the argument for getting a new air/heat system...if $600 electric bills in the summer is the norm for us, there has to be room for improvement in the energy efficiency dept. I know the house is big, and not insulated, but that is still high. My fantasy of replacing all 41 windows and insulating the entire house is just not reality, but if the proposed "cash for calkers" bill gets passed, we can get a 50% rebate on the purchase of energy efficient equipment, so a new system might make sense, especially if we can get our summer electric bills under $500. I am currently in the coldest/hottest (depending on which season it is) room of the house, the home office, formerly part of a wraparound porch or a porte cachere. Not sure why it is so much worse than the rest of the house...perhaps poor construction. I can't feel my fingers much right now, and the forecast is for highs in the 50s next week. So much for a break in electric bills....snuggie, anyone?
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