The minimum efficiency reporting value or MERV rating, is used to rate the effectiveness of air filters. The rating system was designed by the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) in 1987. Cheaper filters won't trap as many particles & need to …
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Ridge Vents on Top of Your Roof
You want your home to be well-insulated to reduce the cost of heating and air conditioning. Equally important is the need for proper ventilation to ensure that moisture and heat can escape from your attic to avoid problems with mold and/or ice dams. Ridge vents (also called roof vent systems), …
What is a Fascia Board on a House
We all love watching birds and get excited when they visit us at home. One instance where homeowners would rather not have birds is when woodpeckers look for bugs in their fascia boards, leaving ugly holes in the wood. What I can't tell you is whether bird houses will prevent this damage (but I love …
Difference Between HVAC Registers and Grilles
You probably know you have vents in your ceiling, walls and/or floors. Chances are you also try to ignore them because "they're ugly" according to my friend Maria. You might also have one or two vents that are annoying because they blow air on you like the vent in my bedroom. You can't change where …
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Rebar, Short for Reinforcing Bar
You probably know where there's concrete in your house. Your foundation might be poured concrete or you house might sit on a concrete slab like my house being built in Florida (pictured above). What you're probably not as familiar with are the somewhat strange, thin metal bars that are buried in the …
What are Lintels & How They Hold Your House Up
The exterior walls of a house and some interior walls are known as load bearing walls. That's because they support the ceiling, the floors above and everything up to the roof of your home. Where there are doors and windows in these walls, lintels are the structural support beams that span the …
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