Gull Family Construction

With the arrival of the first dusting its finally beyond denying that winter is on the way, so now is the time to get all the chores done that get infinitely harder once the snow arrives and hanging Christmas lights, checking the caulking around all windows and doors is in good condition, starting up the snow blower will all help to deal with the first shock of the first proper snow

I missed the opportunity last week with the time change to change the smoke detector batteries, something small could have a huge impact on you and your families lives, all the very best for the coming week.

This morning I am going to relate a experience on some work I did upgrading a bathroom fan, when we went into the roof space we noticed the existing fan was not venting outside but had become disconnected and was venting into the roof space this is bad, you are taking warm moist air and exposing it to cool weather causing all that moist air to condense which will lead to rotting wood members and potentially mould which has obvious health side effects. So ensure all vents are actually venting outside where the air can do no harm.

Hello Again it might be a little early for this tip but always best to do it earlier than to late, clearing exterior hose bibs of water and closing the valve off located in your warm home leaving the outside valve in the open position to allow any water to drip out before freezing and potentially splitting the pipe.

Another day closer to winter and another winter tip this one is more to stave off cabin fever, home renovations do not necessarily have to be the bathroom being updated or finishing the basement simple changes like painting, changing light fixtures, or plumbing fixtures relatively small changes can have a huge impact on your room with little impact on your bank account or lifestyle and help while away the winter hibernation.