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Personalize Your Home to Meet Your Changing Needs

Monday, June 14th, 2010 Posted in Aging-in-Place & Handicap Mobility, Building Trends, Design Tips, Green Building Topics, Historic Homes, Landscaping, Timely Home Upgrades | 2 Comments »

By Larry Parrish- CR, CGR, CAPS, GACP Don’t be moved by age. According to the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), older homeowners overwhelmingly prefer to age-in-place, meaning to live at home safely, independently and comfortably. With Universal Design principals, this has ...

A Stitch in Time

Monday, May 24th, 2010 Posted in Basements, Energy-Saving Tips, Flooding, Heating/Cooling, Money-Saving Tips, Safety Hazards, Timely Home Upgrades | 2 Comments »

By Annette Parrish- Vice President We recently proved the old adage “a stitch in time saves nine”. For weeks our hot water has been coming out of the faucets looking like weak tea and there was a dried rust stain under ...

Keeping Your Cool

Thursday, May 20th, 2010 Posted in Energy-Saving Tips, Heating/Cooling, Seasonal Considerations, Spring, Summer, Timely Home Upgrades | No Comments »

By Larry Parrish- President, CR, CGR, CAPS, GACP [caption id="attachment_1919" align="alignright" width="243" caption="This ceiling fan helps cool a child's bedroom with vaulted ceilings, where the top bunk usually feels warm"][/caption] Colorado’s climate is just about perfect isn’t it? And it doesn’t get ...

Save Energy By Replacing Your Windows

Monday, April 26th, 2010 Posted in Energy-Saving Tips, Green Building Topics, Money-Saving Tips, Seasonal Considerations, Spring, Timely Home Upgrades | 1 Comment »

By Larry Parrish, CR, CGR, CAPS, GACP They’re leaky, they’re ugly and they’re hard to open. Yep, they’re a triple-pain. Consider replacing them. Few features of a house are more important than its windows. Windows make an architectural statement, but also provide ...

Q—We live in an old house. I’m pregnant, and concerned about lead based paint. How can I find out if our house has lead based paint, and how do I remove it?

Saturday, April 10th, 2010 Posted in Advice to Clients, Affiliations, Drywall Repairs, FAQ, Green Building Topics, Historic Homes, Materials- Construction, Paint, Safety Hazards, Ventilation | No Comments »

A—Many homes built prior to 1978 contain some lead in the paint. Prior to 1950, almost half of all paint contained large amounts of lead. In 1978, the Consumer Product Safety Commission banned the use of lead in paint for ...

Leaded or Unleaded?

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Green Building Topics, Historic Homes, Remodeling Concerns, Safety Hazards | No Comments »

By Annette Parrish- Vice President If your home contains lead paint and you are considering a remodel, you will be pleased to know that Parrish Construction has successfully completed the training and passed the test to be an EPA, Lead-Safe Certified ...

Home Energy Audits—Part 2

Tuesday, April 6th, 2010 Posted in Energy-Saving Tips, Green Building Topics, Heating/Cooling, Money-Saving Tips, Seasonal Considerations, Summer, Winter | 1 Comment »

By Annette Parrish- Vice President In the last blog, posted in the March 2010 Newsletter, Larry shared that we had a blower door test performed on our own residence in order to learn which energy saving changes could save us money. ...

Home Energy Audits

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010 Posted in Energy-Saving Tips, Green Building Topics, Heating/Cooling, Money-Saving Tips, Seasonal Considerations | 9 Comments »

By Larry Parrish, CR, CGR, CAPS, GACP I recently signed up for a home energy audit on my own home through Xcel Energy. They offer two versions—comprehensive audit with blower door for $90.00, or an add/option for thermal imaging camera at an ...

Timely Home Upgrades

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Aging-in-Place & Handicap Mobility, Building Trends, Design Tips, Energy-Saving Tips, Heating/Cooling, Money-Saving Tips, Safety Hazards, Timely Home Upgrades | 2 Comments »

By Annette Parrish- Vice President In today’s economy, it’s important to maintain and protect the investment you have in your home. If you’re trying to save money now by delaying maintenance, repairs, and upgrades, keep in mind that it will only ...

Q—We have hot-water baseboard heat in our home. We’re planning to add a master bathroom addition, and would like to install radiant heat in the floor. Can we use the existing boiler?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Posted in Additions, Bathrooms, Energy-Saving Tips, FAQ, Flooring, Freezing Temp. Problems, Green Building Topics, Insulation, Money-Saving Tips, Plumbing, Remodeling Concerns, Winter | No Comments »

A—Assuming your boiler has the surplus capacity to handle the extra heating load, you should be able to heat your bathroom floors by using a mixing valve to moderate the water temperature. Radiant floor heating requires somewhat cooler water than ...

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