From the monthly archives:

December 2008

Frost Protected Shallow Foundations (FPSF)

December 9, 2008

What is a Frost Protected Shallow Foundation? A frost protected shallow foundation (FPSF) is simply a more practical construction method used in cold climates as an alternative to standard footer foundations. Traditional foundations require a footer to be placed at the frost line with a foundation wall and eventually slab on top of that. FPSF’s [...]

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How To Build A House in Philadelphia – Building Permits

December 4, 2008

This is the second of a three post series on “How to Build a House in Philadelphia.” The first post detailed how to obtain Zoning Approval for your new house project. This time we focus on getting the Building Permits. The final post will cover the Construction process. Building Permits Once you have obtained your [...]

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100k Mid-Construction Tour on December 13th

December 3, 2008

We finally have walls, a roof, temporary stairs and an overwhelming desire to show off what we’ve done. So, we are inviting everyone to come out to the site on Saturday, December 13th from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. to see the house, meet the team and ask any questions that come to mind. We’ll [...]

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Are We Screwed?

December 2, 2008

So we are officially in a recession. The economy is wallowing around in a quagmire of our own creation. The housing market is as soft as that week old avocado on my counter, and I’m starting to think that I, personally, might have a pretty solid case for a government bail-out (everyone else is doing [...]

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