Dirk's Blog

 Why do pull-down ladders remain a common problem?  It should be noted that cutting the cords on the bottom of trusses to make room for attic stairs is not advisable unless advised by a structural engineer. It is important to never cut a truss without proper guidance. Most attic ladders have a piece of wood propping the attic access open which then allows for the warm garage air to circulate in the attic area, but this can be detrimental to the proper ventilation of your attic. Proper ventilation should come from soffit vents and ridge caps or gable vents, allowing for 1 square foot of air movement for every 300 square feet. Adding extra air into the attic can result in mold and mildew, as well as compromise the direction of attic ventilation, causing the sheathing underneath the shingles to heat up and the shingles to fail earlier than expected. Additionally, the access to the attic should be covered by fire-retardant material, such as sheetrock or metal, especially in garage...

Around 7 to 10 times per day this device is a time saver. Ok, we may not think much of this old porcelain toilet as much, but r eality says other. This device gets flushed an average of 3,000 per person per year. The toilet has made such headways since dating back to around 3000 BC and around 1700 BC the Greeks made a kind of flushing toilet. Not until 1775 a Scottish inventor Alexander Cumming put the first patent for a flush toilet. This great innovation was the first of its kind with a trap in below the bowl so sewer gases wouldn't escape. The first modern flushable toilet was described in 1596 by Sir John Harington, and of course, others have come up with other types of designs and ways for the waste to be well jetted away. In many parts of Asia and Europe, there is a squat toilet that is used both as a more (energy water saver) way to wash the undercarriage with water and not worry about toilet paper. The standards of toilets have changed because of water consumption and ...