admin November 5th, 2009
Note: This has also been posted to the forums. Please go there to comment on this issue.
Want to avoid water damage?
One main cause of water damage is ice dams.
The main cause of ice dams is the roof becoming heated by warmth in the attic.
The main cause of heat in the attic is poor insulation, but a close second is heat escaping into the attic through the recessed lights. This can be corrected by placing covers over the recessed light fixtures.
The link below will take you to one company that makes covers for that purpose. (There may be other companies that sell them, as well.) Note that you can get installation instructions by clicking at the bottom of the page. The covers cost $20 each, but my guess is they’ll pay for themselves in only a few years.
Installing these recessed light covers will reduce your heating bills and reduce the danger of ice dams.
You can combine this procedure with addition of more insulation. Total cost may be between $1,000 and $2,000, including the covers, depending on how much insulation you add. You may get price quotations by searching for insulation companies on the Internet or in the Yellow Pages.
http://www.tenmat-us.com/thermal-product-ff135.htm
Thanks to Al Sanborn
admin November 2nd, 2009
FYI – Fairway is planning on putting a lime application tomorrow. There is no pesticides or harmful residue associate with this application. They will post a sign indicating same at the mailboxes.
admin October 30th, 2009
Pulte has requested that the Zoning Board of Appeals hold a Public Hearing for “Determination
of Completeness”. This is called the Close-Out.
The meeting will be held on Monday, November 2, at 7:30 PM, at the Municipal Building, Conference Rooms A & B.
This may be our last chance to be heard before Pulte is cleared of any further
obligations to the homeowners.
Please attend and feel free to speak up.
Hilltop Farms Board of Trustees
admin October 30th, 2009
The Registry of Motor Vehices is reinstating the practice of informing drivers when their licenses are coming up for renewal. However……….
The notices will be sent only to drivers who sign up on the RMV website at https://secure.rmv.state.ma.us/RMVreminder/intro.aspx
You must sign up at least 45 days prior to expiration of your your license.
You may choose to be notified by email, phone or text message – (no regular mail).
The state will avoid having to pay for this service by having a commercial company provide the service, with their expenses paid by one or more sponsor(s). So don’t hang up if you have elected phone notification and you find yourself listening to a commercial.
You do not have to sign up, of course. You can just rely on your own memory.
Thanks to Al
