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Heating and air conditioning the attic

Posted in August 21st, 2008
by Kelli in air conditioning, attic, ceiling, insulation, photos

We had central air installed at the end of last month and a couple weeks ago we had a duct run up to the attic so we can use that room comfortably year round. 

Now I need to look into options for improving the insulation of the attic.
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Big Day at Our New Old House!

Posted in April 7th, 2008
by Kelli in attic, contractors, windows

Brandon thought he was getting a day off when his flex schedule worked out that he didn’t have to go in to work today.  I fixed that in a hurry!
At 8:00 this morning, the storm window company, Corn Belt Aluminum, began removing our old storm windows and installing our new attic windows. 
At noon, Joe Kemple […]

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MidAmerican Energy Audit

Posted in April 6th, 2008
by Kelli in air conditioning, attic, basement, budget, contractors, furnace, future plans, insulation, windows

Last week I had a visit from an energy efficiency specialist from our local energy company, MidAmerican. MidAmerican has a program called EnergyAdvantage: Save Some Green. Homeowners who get their electricity and natural gas from MidAmerican can call for an hour long appointment in which a specialist will walk through your home with […]

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Storm windows are ready!

Posted in April 1st, 2008
by Kelli in attic, windows

Got a call this morning that the storm windows are ready!  They’re going to wait for the sun to come out a bit and then schedule the installation.  Also the two replacement windows for the attic are ready.  I can’t wait to get them all installed!
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