tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post8990842240503702751..comments2023-10-12T05:07:31.097-07:00Comments on It's all about my Ryan, home: What have you done or plan to do?Sgt.Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06908060926056178459noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post-86555706751881342202011-11-18T15:44:21.812-08:002011-11-18T15:44:21.812-08:00Check your energy supplier. Duke energy offers to...Check your energy supplier. Duke energy offers to install one for a couple dollars a monthSgt.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908060926056178459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post-17780459360997829592011-11-18T12:09:54.225-08:002011-11-18T12:09:54.225-08:00I think it's too late for me to splurge on a s...I think it's too late for me to splurge on a surge thingy, but I <em>have</em> considered getting a backup generator in the future.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019498088326619033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post-11293432966103795782011-11-18T11:03:54.794-08:002011-11-18T11:03:54.794-08:00Consider putting a "whole house" surge p...Consider putting a "whole house" surge protector in the main panel during construction... Will add about $400 in cost but worth the protection when you consider the damage that can result in a spike, surge or lightening hit...<br />DadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post-748838607725613572011-11-18T08:59:06.139-08:002011-11-18T08:59:06.139-08:00We have a detached garage, so Ryan Homes doesn'...We have a detached garage, so Ryan Homes doesn't do any tarting up of the walls. I'm planning to add drywall, perhaps some storage cabinets, and some of <a href="rivaslawgroup.com" rel="nofollow">this stuff</a> to the floor. I probably won't get to it until after a year or so. I'm not really into the whole do-it-yourself thing, but I figure if I confine myself to the garage I can't do too much harm.<br /><br />My wife is planning to make drapes, curtains and other window treatments herself. No doubt she'll do lots of garden-related stuff as well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08019498088326619033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post-56101549917642785852011-11-18T08:46:56.083-08:002011-11-18T08:46:56.083-08:00Thank Gina, you rock.
My PM did tell me to cap the...Thank Gina, you rock.<br />My PM did tell me to cap the PVC due to fire control.Sgt.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06908060926056178459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5804667206326517483.post-39165561594458731622011-11-18T08:42:16.661-08:002011-11-18T08:42:16.661-08:00Like you said - we added insulation. We put spray...Like you said - we added insulation. We put spray foam around the windows - I think we used 7 cans of Great Stuff Windows and Door foam. You need something that won't expand too much. We used blue smurf tube to run cable and cat5 from the basement to the attic. We also put in cable outlets in bedroom 4, loft, and bedroom 3. We also put in outlets for the family room - cable/cat5 and three boxes for speaker wire on one wall and two on the opposite wall. You can see pictures here: http://s1086.photobucket.com/albums/j449/gkcudagirl/Home%20in%20a%20Rome/Insulation/?start=all There is no wiring in the smurf tube, because we aren't allowed to do that - but they did let us put in the junction boxes and the smurf tube. You should buy 2 cans of fire retarding spray to put around any conduit you add.Gina K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13211200395695932014noreply@blogger.com