Recent content by joleat

Bud, that's a great memory to share and you are correct about it becoming harder to find the made in the USA pride. Bridge Day is alive and well and seems to grow each year. Fayetteville, the town most closely associated with Bridge Day, was voted one of America's coolest small towns several...

Welcome, Quentin! Angie, I'm about an hour from the New River Gorge bridge. I grew up about a half hour from it and know the area fairly well. Aside from bungee jumping, whitewater rafting is also a major attraction for that area. If you ever find yourself in that area, there are some great...

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I appreciate the welcome from everyone. As far as plans for the gas well, I'd like to eventually install a generator for backup power, but I don't have any plans to utilize it for prime power as I'm not sure how many years of service are left and I am not currently connected to the local NG...

I appreciate your input. The current drywall installation was poorly done, which explains why the previous owners installed paneling over it. As part of the process, I will be taking the walls down to the studs, which will allow for pretty much any insulation method. I was unaware blown in...

The house is not constructed in the balloon style. The siding will be replaced for two reasons: 1 - the vinyl siding was installed sometime in the 80's and has seen its fair share of neglect and abuse and 2 - the wife says it's ugly and she cooks my dinner. As I mentioned, the siding project...

My wife and I purchased our house, a 1959 1-1/2 story on 6.5 acres, back in May. In its current configuration, the main structure of the house is 4 bed (2 upstairs and 2 downstairs), 1.5 bath (both downstairs) and is approximately 2000 sq. ft. There is also a 300 sq. ft. 1-story addition...

My house is 1-1/2 stories and was built in 1959. The construction is typical for the time/area and consists of stud framed walls with plank sheathing and no wall insulation. At some point, the previous owner replaced the original wood siding with vinyl siding, but I'm unsure if a house wrap was...