The last few years of El Nino and La Nina weather are a thing of the past it appears and it looks like we are in for a full blown winter. The past month has found me buttoning things up for the winter. But, just because winter has a grip on things, does not stop the...

I returned on Saturday afternoon after spending a couple of days at home in Illinois. Weather-wise, things looked ominous for the week. The forecast called for mild temperatures, but very little in the way of sunshine. I had only a couple of days of work left before...

Ah yes, what would a hydronic heating project be without a few troublesome leaks? Here's a synopsis of this last week's tales from the field... Sunday With the weather threatening to turn wet during the week, Sunday was spent digging a pit in back of the house using...