Author: Alan

Re-doing the whole home heating system

The renovation project had taken a toll on us because we did some of the work ourselves The renovation process had taken longer than we would have liked, but our vision for the house was finally taking shape. We were yet to pick out a design for our gas fireplace. We could not decide between […]

A furnace/heater tune-up during house sitting

Our neighbor was going away with her family for a two-week vacation, and since I live with my elder brother, she asked me to house sit for her. I was so excited, and I had always imagined myself seated in front of a beautiful gas fireplace like the one they had on a cold evening […]

Getting the most from the HVAC unit this winter

So being an adult and a grown up can be tougher than it looks. And as a new homeowner, I’m learning that quite well. But that’s okay as well. There is nothing wrong with admitting where we can do better. And for sure, when you own your own home, you sort of have to get […]

Keep the HVAC maintenance coming

I don’t have to worry about calling the HVAC company to schedule the HVAC maintenance any longer. That’s because I finally got smart and left that sort of stuff up to the HVAC company. I mean, they are the HVAC professionals so why not let them do the scheduling of the HVAC maintenance. Plus, I […]