Blogs
Noxious odors such as third-hand smoke are pretty obvious to the nose, and our noses will tell us that a home smells significantly better if we remove a stinking couch or clean the drapes. However, scientists have found that smoke...
Continue reading
This sounds like crazy advice, but give me a minute…your home has a building “envelope” that keeps the outdoor air and water outside and your conditioned air inside. In older homes with attached garages, this envelope is often extended to...
Continue reading
This one piece of advice: “think things through” would have saved me a lot of trouble! In 2010 I rehabbed a home that was gutted after Hurricane Katrina, and spray foam was a new thing. I decided to contract with...
Continue reading
Wildfires and urban fires have at least one thing in common: smoke. Although the smoke from each is different, scientists agree that it can harm your body in a number of ways apart from the immediate respiratory effects, which are...
Continue reading
Volatile Organic Compounds, or VOCs, can affect our lives in unpleasant ways, and sometimes are hard to get away from, for example: They can be in the glue that workers used to lay down flooring in your office or home...
Continue reading
