Wade's World

With so many foreclosed houses on the market, a lot of people asked us why we were building a new house - surely, we could find an existing ...

Lesson #1653 in Building a House ... lighting is expensive. I know we all go to Lowe's on the weekend, and see lights that are affor...

So the vast majority US houses are heated in winter by forced air systems.  Some kind of fuel heats heats up air, and that air is distribute...

As expected the house is not typical in the way it is heated or cooled - would you expect anything less. So how did we cool this house ....

Since our house is pretty much open, our flooring options are pretty simple. With the exception of some cool tile in the bathroom, the se...

Back in a previous life I was a caterer, so in addition to being able to make a nice lunch for 100 of my closest friends, I also ended up se...

WHOLE HOUSE VENTILATION VS BATHROOM FANS ...    Let me start of this post by saying that I am not a licensed HVAC professional, I'...

Crazy House Idea #3324 Hey, I know ... instead of using well water, why don't we collect the rainwater from the roof and use that inst...

Here's a phrase you will hear often from me now ... the industry is corrupt. So let's start off with the window industry ... the wi...

I know, not the most exciting subject - probably only interesting to people building an energy efficient house. But hey, a lot of thought w...