How much snow can your roof carry?
As we all know yesterday and through the night we had a significant snow storm. Here in Champlain Valley area we had the b
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February 2019
Winter Storm Warning in effect
Today, 2/12/2019, we are waiting for a significant winter storm to hit. The latest prediction is that abo
Can you build in the winter?
It seems as though we get asked all the time, “….can you successfully build a home during the winter?” An
Are you looking for something to do this weekend?
In the past week or so the temperatures outside have fluctuated all over the place. And, most of the houses out there have snow up
In the midst of the cold we had a brief thaw
For several weeks we had a lot of bitter cold weather with cold records being broken, that was during Janu
January 2019
Ok, it is really cold out there!
If you have been listening to the radio or TV, reading the paper, watching online, or listening to virtually everyone they are all s
It's going to snow!
Today’s weather report calls for the north country get another snow storm tonight; I guess it’s going to snow all night and when we
Is everyone staying warm?
To all of our loyal and good friends that follow our blog we apologize for not posting for the past couple weeks. It is good to say
It was an excellent house set
Yesterday, January 16, we set a handsome Ranch home here in Chittenden County Vermont, it was cold and windy, but everything went sm
This morning it was Sub-Zero
We’d like to mention another type of construction that seems to be in use and that is building homes with Factory-Made Panels. The
Speaking of cold.
For the past couple days, we’ve been talking about COLD WEATHER house sets. Take a long look at today’s p
It was snowing that day!
Take a look at today’s photograph it is of a crew setting a modular home on its permanent foundation on a VERY COLD
Can a home be set in the winter?
Lately we’ve been talking about building your new home inside away from Nature’s harsh winter weather. Yesterday’s photograph showe
It's cold outside!
Just in case you haven’t noticed, it is really cold outside! This morning as I left the house on my way to our offices here in Shel
Some times the weather is not our friend
We are constantly asked about building homes in the winter and people ask, “….isn’t the winter a more difficult time to build?” It
More about spray foam
Here goes our first blog post for 2019, welcome aboard, we are glad to see you. Obviously, we hope you en
December 2018
Installing Foam
The past couple days we’ve talked about Continuous Foam Insulation on the outside of the house as a Thermal Barrier and then we took
And a home is being built
We are in the throws of winter with howling wind, snow storms, sleet, ice, and freezing cold. Yup, it is winter here in
Energy Efficiency Continued.
For the past couple days, we talked about Heat Pumps and showed you both The Head inside and The Compresso