{"id":55,"date":"2010-06-06T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T16:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/thisoldhouse\/?p=55"},"modified":"2010-07-03T17:26:29","modified_gmt":"2010-07-03T17:26:29","slug":"adding-to-our-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/2010\/06\/06\/adding-to-our-list\/","title":{"rendered":"adding to our list"},"content":{"rendered":"

Originally posted at twentysixcats.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The arrival of summer has shown us a few more issues with our house that we\u2019ll need to take care of. First off, it\u2019s really really hot in here! I have the A\/C on, and the thermometer reads that it\u2019s only 78 or 80 inside, but sweat is just pouring off me! I don\u2019t tend to be warm by nature, so I am wondering why.<\/p>\n

I have a theory but I\u2019m not sure how accurate it is. Our house is really humid \u2013 it\u2019s not vented properly so we have had some issues with humidity even in the winter. I notice it mostly with the windows \u2013 mold builds up on the frame, so we have to keep cleaning them with bleach (like, every 6 months\u2026 it\u2019s not REALLY bad). Humidity doesn\u2019t really bother us much (heck, we live in Atlanta) but now that it\u2019s summer my guess is that it\u2019s REALLY humid inside. And that is making it feel much hotter than it is. What do you think of my theory? Plausible or totally off-base?<\/p>\n

It could also be an issue with our A\/C. The inspector told us that it was hooked up wrong, and we would need to get a professional out to take a look at it. Worst case scenario, we need a new unit, but I don\u2019t think that will be necessary right now. I need to get someone out here; I\u2019m just worried about the cost.<\/p>\n

The biggest thing that will help with the humidity will be to put in attic vents. Our inspector last year told us that the easiest way to do that will be to get them put in when we reroof the house, which is still a few years away (hopefully!). I know putting a vapor barrier in the crawlspace will help, too \u2013 we\u2019ll get that done when we fix the foundation. Any other ideas of bringing down the humidity in the house, short of putting a dehumidifier in every room?<\/p>\n

I already mentioned the mosquitoes we\u2019ve been having trouble with. Not sure what to do about that, either. What are the things that make those pesky bugs worse. Standing water? Tall weeds? We need to try and figure that out. It\u2019s worse around our carport, so that\u2019s a place to start.<\/p>\n

We have been daydreaming recently about what we want to do with our yard. Those of you privy to my Facebook updates will know that we have some trouble with people walking through our yard since it\u2019s a corner lot. Also, the way our house is situated, our side yard is actually the biggest area and probably where our kids will play. I\u2019d love to have some sort of natural barrier along the sidewalk to keep our kids in and unwanted people out \u2013 perhaps some poplar trees?<\/p>\n

We\u2019d love to get our yard to a place where we can spend time outdoors. Keeping the bugs to a minimum is key, but also making it a nice place to be will help. We talked today about tilling the whole backyard (there isn\u2019t a blade of grass, only weeds) and planting grass. Someday, someday! There are some things we need to think about first, like how to divert the water from pooling in our yard when it rains. I really know nothing about landscaping so what I have in my head might not even be possible. We\u2019ll see!<\/p>\n

Today with the help of some friends we moved a few pieces of furniture downstairs. I am excited! We also moved down our desktop computer to the den, and a few other miscellaneous items. I\u2019m trying to turn a corner of the den into a small office, and the rest of the den will be a playroom. I think it\u2019s going to be a really nice living space when we\u2019re done! I told Paul that I\u2019d like to make the living room upstairs a nice place to have guests and entertain, and the den a place where we can relax and let the kids have fun.<\/p>\n

I look forward to working on making the living room look nice decor-wise. Though, I\u2019m about out of money so I better start coming up with inexpensive solutions. :-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Originally posted at twentysixcats.com The arrival of summer has shown us a few more issues with our house that we\u2019ll need to take care of. First off, it\u2019s really really hot in here! I have the A\/C on, and the thermometer reads that it\u2019s only 78 or 80 inside, but sweat is just pouring off […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,29,19,11,4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63,"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55\/revisions\/63"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/twentysixcats.com\/fromhoveltohome\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}