http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 06 May 2010 03:26:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Carl Seville, GBA Advisor I had a discussion several months ago with a designer I know regarding energy efficiency in a project she is working on. She recently took the initiative to become a licensed residential contractor and is now managing entire projects. I applaud her for making this transition ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=120 By Carl Seville, GBA Advisor (This column originally appeared at www.greenbuildingadvisor.com as an entry of Carl Seville's blog, Green Building Curmudgeon. The link to this particular item is http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green-building-curmudgeon/how-many-green-building-principles-are-there.) Some say there are five key green building concepts, others say four, six, seven, eight, or even nine. When will we reach a ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=119 By Michael Purser How many times can a wood floor be sanded? There seems to be universal agreement that the magic number is three and that could spell problems for any house built before the 1950s. After the original sanding when the house was built, many homes got their second sanding ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=113 By Carl Seville Build it green or build it wrong. Yep, I said it. Green is right. If you don’t build green, you are doing at least some of your work wrong. Not all of it, but certainly some of it. If you are building everything the right way, then you are ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=109 By Rick Schlosser Foreclosure rates are approaching an all-time high and as a result, the market appears to be dominated by foreclosed or bank-owned property. Conventional wisdom seems to be that buyers can purchase a foreclosed property from a bank for a substantial discount, in some cases as much as 40 ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=106 By Michael Purser Rosebud Co. With the economic instability we are currently experiencing, homeowners are showing an interest in alternative approaches to refurbishing and caring for their wood floors. Recoating is proving itself as a high value an economically practical option. This is an ideal way of upgrading the ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=104 By Freda Stephens Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty The Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty Relocation Division is focused on providing service above and beyond the expectations of home buyers and sellers with an emphasis on enhancing the entire real estate experience. The fully staffed Relocation Department is dedicated to meeting the needs of home ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=101 By Sandy Boda Executive Officer, Home Builders Association of Midwest Georgia Just like the human body, your home is made of parts, all working in unison, many unseen and unthought of during the course of your daily life. From the roof to the foundation, and from the front door to the back, a ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=98 By Michael Purser Rosebud Co. Engineered wood flooring is the hottest and fastest growing segment of the wood flooring industry. Formerly called “prefinished�, this rapidly expanding selection is not only large, it can be confusing and intimidating to wade into if you don’t know what to look for. Let me ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=96 By Michael Purser Rosebud Co. The last 20 years have seen some dramatic changes in products for finishing wood floors. At the top of this list are waterborne polyurethanes. These finishes provide superior performance, are easily maintained and provide homeowners better options than ever before. For these reasons, I ... http://www.jimmybooth.com/weblog/?p=94