Putting In A New Lawn Sprinkler System

We wanted to put a new lawn sprinkler system around our house. Florida has dry months and you actually need a sprinkler system if you don't want all of your plants to dry up. I have a friend who agreed to put the system in, all I needed was a place to buy the parts. My friend suggested a company he deals with online, so we checked it out. Doug put his own lawn sprinkler system in and it works great. It is great to have friends that can save you money on things you don't know how to do yourself.

We ordered the parts and they came in by the end of the week. Doug was busy on the weekend, but he was free on Monday. He told me he would be able to put the system in within a day which really made me happy. I was looking forward to having a sprinkler system because we lost many plants over the years due to the dry months. Florida is strange because some months you get plenty of rain and other months you get no rain at all. We really need the sprinkler system during these off months.

Doug let me help him put the system in, he believed it would be good for me to learn how everything worked. I did most of the carrying and lifting, Doug did the mechanical work. I asked Doug to give me a little hands on experience, so he allowed me to help him with sprinkler head installation. I actually put them together and learned how the sprinkler heads worked. It felt really cool getting some real hands on experience at a job I had never done before. Now that the job is done, we will no longer worry about the dry weather we get in Florida during the winter months.

Choosing The Correct Insulation to Block Out The Cold This Winter

Living in Tampa Florida, I never expected to be hit by cold weather. We moved into a new house seven years ago with sub par insulation. We didn't realize this until we were hit with a cold snap this week. The temperatures went down to 28 degrees for two straight nights and our heat did not want to work. I could feel the cold air leaking in through every crevice of our house. We nearly froze.

The next time we build a house, we will pay attention to how well it is insulated. In Florida, we build our houses out of brick walls, but the builders don't always use enough insulation to keep out the weather. Often you will feel the heat leaking through cracks in the walls, the storm winds when a hurricane rushes through or cold winter air when winter decides to stop by for a visit.

Thermal Block is the perfect system to build a house in all parts of the country. Their bricks are fire resistant, hold up to weather of all kinds and resist mold and all types of insects. The cool thing is Thermal Block makes the best insulated bricks in the industry. They block out the cold weather and stand up against all types of storms. They are also green, hypoallergenic and lower your energy bills. This week we got a huge reminder from mother nature that our house is not ready for cold weather. The next time we build a house, we will check into Thermal block and make sure we are ready for every type of weather.

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Winter Haiku

It is cold outside

The snow is blowing around

Christmas Sleigh Bells Ring.........