That’s the Power of . . . Blogging :: the DAP Products Seal Your Home Blogger Challenge Edition

This story starts with six giant tubes of caulk:  http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/07/dap-usa-baltimore/, and with a view from the street:  http://www.buildingmoxie.com/2011/07/bmoxies-1st-ever-photo-week-day-5-photo-week-in-review-google-street-style/.  But it was a passing comment (in that second post) “. . . No! I’m not stalking DAP but I would *love* a tour . . .” that got us the invitations.  Barry and I will be touring DAP Products‘ HQ and plant soon; we are finalizing those details now.  And . . .

Until then, I am proud to announce that Building Moxie is a participating partner in DAP’s Seal Your Home Blogger Challenge.  “Huh? What? What’s that?”  Well nutshelling  . . . @DapProducts has provided me with a $100 gift card and I will be using it to purchase $100 worth of DAP Products.  The challenge  – prepare my home for winter.  In other words, I will be weatherizing.

Well . . . since you asked . . . weatherization is the process of protecting a home from external and seasonal elements.  These include temperature changes, wind, precipitation and sunlight.  The benefits of weatherization include reduced energy consumption, substantial savings on electricity bills (some say up to 40%) as well as protection for critical parts of the home, such as pipes . . . from corrosion and freezing.

And fortunately for DAP . . . I mean — for you . . . Wait! I mean – for me and for those of you that know, I have multiple exterior projects going right now.   First, I am working on the siding on my own house (Yes, still . . . and at the bottom).  And second, we are currently punching out a formstone to brick project.  (Some of you may have seen some of these pics?  No?)  Anyway . . . I had fun posts planned for these projects in the coming weeks.  Both happen to offer great opportunities to seal at and around the trim and/or other penetrations commonly found on a home’s exterior.

Pretty slam dunk weatherization projects I’d say, and simply just good building practice. And while I am on it, other weatherization projects may also include:

1. Sealing Around Interior Window & Door Frames
2. Sealing Around Interior & Exterior Pipes & Vents
3. Sealing Around Electrical Outlets & Switches, Cable & Phone Boxes on Exterior Walls
4. Sealing Along Foundation Lines
5. Sealing Where Walls Meet Floors & Ceilings

I am going to record my experience with these types of projects and working with these products over the next couple of weeks.  But it doesn’t stop there, this challenge rolls up into an internet-wide contest called . . . Seal Your Home and Win! It officially opened August 15^th (Twitter hashtag: #DAPSealandWin).  Essentially you have the opportunity to share a DAP energy-saving story for a chance to win free energy bills for a year.  Yep! Zero energy bills for a year, you read that . . . and you can see the full deets on how to enter at the bottom of this post.

Fine Print and . . . Nooooo Subliminal Messaging

I have put the suggested disclaimer at the bottom of this post.  I will note that I am being compensated for my participation in this challenge.  (But of course, you know, I will still shoot you honestly.)   However, and for those that track us closely, you may have figured — this money is being routed to Building Moxie‘s 106 Mile Fund . . . and it does get us closer to our goal of attending the 2011 Remodeling Show in Chicago (A Purely Subliminal Aside: Help! We are running out of time…and I may be packing Barry in my suitcase. Please Give. Please Sponsor. Thank You! Our email is blog@buildingmoxie.com. I would love it if we both could go.  I don’t make you sift thru gobs of advertising links to get to the good stuff, we still get respectable traffic, and have some pretty fun folks hanging out . . . . Please! Thanks and Thanks. Sponsor!).  DAP is now an official sponsor and I have added them to the sidebar over there >>.  Continuing, they have also offered us a $100 Visa gift card for you, our readers . . . as a giveaway (which I may still do), but for now — this money is earmarked for those that have and/or do contribute to getting us (both Barry and I) to the Show as well as for those that attend a not-yet-finalized tweetup scheduled for the week of the Show.  (Drawing details soon and *ahheemmm* the PayPal Donate button is over there  >> . . . :End Digression.)

More on DAP

Since 1864, DAP Products Inc. is consistently first-to-market with quality, reliable and long-lasting products for do-it-yourselfers and professional contractors and remodelers.  DAP is the leading manufacturer and supplier of caulks, sealants, construction adhesives, insulating foams, spackling, glazing and other general patch and repair products.

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Thanks for reading, thanks for your support — I hope you enter the contest and win.  Now for the real fine print . . . below.  Back soon. ~ jb

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Seal Your Home With DAP and Win Contest
The 2011 Seal Your Home with DAP and Win Contest is sponsored by DAP Products Inc.  The Contest began on August 15, 2011 and ends on December 31, 2011. In order to enter, each participant must completely fill out the information required on the Online Entry Form available at www.dap.com. Click on the contest icon. All Entry Forms must be submitted no later than December 31, 2011. Entry Forms received after the Entry Date will not be entered into the Contest.  Limit one entry per household. See full contest rules at www.dap.com/free_energy_bills/default.aspx.

Disclosure:
DAP partnered with bloggers such as me to participate in its “Seal Your Home” Blogger Challenge.  As part of that program, I received compensation.  They did not tell me what to purchase or what to say about the products used for the “Seal Your Home” Blogger Challenge. DAP believe that consumers and bloggers are free to form their own opinions and share them in their own words. DAP’s policies align with WOMMA Ethics Code, FTC guidelines and social media engagement recommendations.