Charles Pluta – IT Service Integration

Week 7 – Project 52

The projects I mentioned in the last post are actually work related. My personal projects are something I’m starting on this spring. In the summer, my electric bill gets close to $400, which is partly because the air conditioner runs almost non-stop trying to keep it frosty. But also because my insulation is absolutely horrible in the attic.

This house is only about 12 years old, but they used blow-in insulation, and it looks likes its started to sink a little and degrade. Not great. So I’ve purchased 30 rolls of some R-30 to be delivered (today actually) so that hopefully the cooling will be more efficient. I’m also going to go around with clear caulking and reseal all the windows and door frames. Hopefully this will help. Maybe I should also not try to keep the A/C on 70..

The other project is a little ironic. Seeing how we just got about 3-4 inches of snow, I am having delivered soil and things to start laying out for a garden. I’m going to do a raised vegetable garden. Raising it up with landscaping timbers, and then putting down the biodegradable weed barrier paper, and filling it with soil, moss and manure to hopefully grow some tomatoes, celery, brussels sprouts, and other yummy things. So this is what I’ll be starting on the weekends. Maybe I’ll even include pictures.