jb

jb

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A one-time construction manager and always handyman turned blogger and editor. My wife, Jen, and I are on our 5th property (. . . yes, together). She is a real estate agent. We have two beautiful daughters Evyn and Eva. We currently live and are restoring an 1889 farmhouse in Baltimore''s Lauraville area.

Thanks for reading; please comment ... or email anytime jb@buildingmoxie.com.

Home page: http://www.buildingmoxie.com

Posts by jb
Owens Corning EcoTouch Insulation Batts & Roll at the Home Depot

Building Moxie Plays *the DIY Guy* with Owens Corning EcoTouch Insulation

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February 3, 2012
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As I stood in my basement, looking up at the floor joists of the dining room above, I thought to myself, “I guess I do know a few things about insulation.” [ . . . ]
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Could Tiny Little Flying Robots Replace *Your* Contractor?

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February 1, 2012
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That link was posted yesterday to one of (the several) Facebook Groups I have now found myself a part of. With it, the poster wrote the phrase: "Flying machines: the contractors of the future??" Of course this intrigued me. [...]
Chicago Holiday Inn Mart Plaza LEED Gold image by Barry

Sounds Like “Lead” Not “Lead[2]” & It’s Spelled L.E.E.D.

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January 27, 2012
by jb in
LEED, and printed like that, sounds like “Lead” and stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. It makes for a pretty catchy acronym. To quote the website usgbc.org: “LEED (as in the program) provides building owners and operators with a framework for identifying and implementing practical and measurable green building design, construction, operations and maintenance solutions.“ [...]
Shelf Hung for TV Component Next to a Flat Panel TV

I Made Some Shelf Brackets Out of a Chair. They Now Hold the Shelf which Holds the TV Components for Our Living Room’s TV.

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January 25, 2012
by jb in
So we got this chair, teak, with three others just like it, and it was originally in better shape.  We got the matching table too as a hand-me-down from my dad and his wife.  (We wonder sometimes even at 40 why we are subject to the h-m-d, but nonetheless . . . thanks guys.)   While it sat neatly [...]
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Hey Building Moxie . . . What’s Been Doing?

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January 23, 2012
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For those of you making your way here for the first time:  I made the unilateral decision to automatically opt-in a number of folks from my personal address book.  I do hope you are cool with this and welcome! Really . . . feel free to request an opt-out; I have no issue if you do so . . . but I do [...]
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    Don’t Eat the Paint Chips and . . .

    By jb on April 13, 2010

    And actually it’s a fate not too dissimilar to that of at least one other building product that I can think of. Yes, another naturally occurring substance that in its day was molded into floor and ceiling tiles, shingles and insulation. Sound familiar? Strong, durable and inert, a great insulator, but it too in the end was dangerous. [ . . . ]

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    Embrace your Eclectic :: 3 Steps to Make it Work

    By Tammy Dalton on August 31, 2010

    Eclecticism can make a room bold and invigorating if it’s done right, but more often than not, I find the term used as an excuse for liking everything and yet nothing. The danger is in spreading yourself too thin, weakening and diluting your passion, your decorative statement and style-sense. Do you accommodate too many others’ styles, furnishings, and expectations to the point that your house and all the things in it don’t reflect you anymore?

    There are three steps to make eclectic décor live together happily, and keep your home-sweet-home from becoming a repository of unrelated junk: [ . . . ]

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