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AROUND THE HOME:
Info, Advice & Ideas From Local Experts
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Listen live or stream our radio segment "Around the Home" on The Lucy Ann Lance Business Insider on 1290 AM every Friday between 8:00am and 11:00am. Each week at 8:40 am a BRAG Ann Arbor Member offers an insightful discussion on home-related topics, focusing on the Washtenaw County area.
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5-17-2012
How to Remodel Green
Expert: Bob Burnside, Fireside Home Construction |
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Tune in Friday to listen to this interview with a pioneer of Green Building
Bob Burnside, CGB, CGP is the Owner of Fireside Home Construction, based in Dexter and established in 1996. The company's many awards and achievements are the 1st Leed Platinum new home in Michigan. Bob Burnside is the incoming President of The Builders and Remodelers Association of Greater Ann Arbor (BRAG Ann Arbor) for 2013.
This discuss focuses on what we can do to improve our homes while improving the impact building can have on the environment. Tips will include ways to save money on energy costs, buying local, reducing waste and more. Bob also explains how important communication and prompt service is to any successful construction project.
The builder or remodeler will offer alternatives, and let the client decide what is best for them. Remodeling may be a bit more limiting than new construction in terms of what can be done. Bob can explain some of the things that can be done to remodel green including:
• Retrofitting windows, doors, walls, etc.,
• Updating appliances and mechanical systems
• Choosing local products
• Choosing renewable products
• Reducing building waste
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5-25-2012
Curb Appeal With Exterior Masonry
Expert: Vince Colatruglio, Masonry Design and Repair |
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This discussion will focus on brick walls of our house and chimneys inspections / up keep. Some of the most common aspects include.
CHIMNEY
- Bricks-stones-blocks-plaster
- Flashing
- Cap
- Flue covers
BRICK WALLS ON THE HOUSE
- Purpose of Mortar between joints
- What signs to look for during your walk-around/inspection
- The tuck-pointing process
- Brick sealing
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Listen Live on LucyAnnLance.com or on 1290 AM on Friday, 5/25 at 8:40 am
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