Farmhouse_Geek

renosteinke writes:
>"Make it Right" is an noble ideal - and also a trademark
>of Mike Holmes. Mike also came down from Canada to build
>in New Orleans. What does his "Make it Right Productions"
>have to say about Brad Pitts' use of the name? How do the
>houses of the two groups compare?

I'd say they are just about identical, since they are one and the same:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_It_Right_Foundation_New_Orleans

Not sure what your motivation for posting such a negative comment about the organization, and I'm fascinated by your theory that the Dutch made a concious decision to settle in the Hudson River Valley versus the Mississippi, like they had sattelite maps and no geo-political concerns about upsetting the major world powers already settling the New World.

Admittedly, the article is light on details (most of these teaser web artcles are), but since almost all of you concerns are readily answerable if not imherently obvious (did you really think the Mike Holmes machine would be unaware of such a high profile project, and that Brad Pitt just happened to choose Mr Holmes catchphrase for his foundation name?

Its an interesting project, and certainly at least partially funded by donations, though wisely those donations seem to be used as more seed to create a sustainable process than high flash "giveaways" of a useless showpiece by a Makeover show.

We're considering "foaming" our attic roof to improve our insulation in our 1876 home. I've seen some pretty compelling demo's of the benefits of this over adding several inches of additional insulation to our attic floor (which would present its own problems.

However, another contractor came in and claimed this was crazy. The back and forth in this comment thread isn't really helping. Is there a reliable, independent, source of information on the topic? Obviously, our location plays into it (Canada has different needs than MD or Arizona), so if that is included as well all the better!

I know my place has a lot of issues regarding insulation and sealing, and the most "green" solution for me is the one that minimizes my energy bills!

While i can see the need for this for pro who drives nails often, as a homeowner restoring my house and ameteur furniture maker, I find myself turning to screws far more often than nails these days.