Down this nondescript, unpaved driveway are three hidden houses. Other than the small sign to the right of the driveway, you would never know it from the road. All three of the hidden homes were built in the early 1900s, which makes them a little newer than the properties along the road. The visible homes almost all date back to the 1800s. These hidden homes all have a very secluded feel even though they’re quite
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This morning I was at a local town hall visiting the Assessor and Building departments when I saw the sign below. Unfortunately I did not see Ron Swanson or Leslie Knope. This saddened me. And now I feel like I need to eat some breakfast meat.
I learned something interesting today during a home inspection, so I thought I would pass it along. Take a look at the photo below. Is this house solely brick exterior construction or is it brick and stud construction (essentially the brick is only a veneer)? How can you tell? This home, built in 1884 according to town records, is solely brick exterior construction. That means there are several layers of brick which make up the
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December single-family contracts came in at 357 for Hartford County, which was slightly higher that the number of deals that came together in November. December is traditionally the slowest month of the year, so having it outpace any other month is a bit of a surprise. We think that the usually large snow storm, which was felt through the beginning of November, worked to push some business into the year’s final month. This December also
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The incandescent light bulb. Once a symbol of American ingenuity, it is now under attack as a wasteful. Just about everyone I know has strong feelings about the incandescent. Most prefer the light they provide. Most would also agree that they are inefficient compared to compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and light emitting diode (LED) technologies. Some argue that the newer technologies are inferior due to their color spectrum and their turn on time, though both
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