Back in the day, they used what's called Balloon construction, which means there may not be firestops in your walls. That makes it much easier to go the cheaper "blow-in" insulation route. For open cell or closed cell foam, you will need to rip out all the sheetrock first.
Most of my houses...
I can attest to this. When I bought my house, it already had solar. I was bringing my own off grid inverters with me from my previous home, so I didnt want to deal with all the hassles of a contract. (The SMA inverters were installed in 2008, so I figured they would die soon anyway) When it came...
Ahhh, now THAT is a good point! I have made it my passion to NEVER use ANY ethenol gas in ANY small engine devices. ETHENOL FREE ONLY! Run the carb dry before storing. Ever since I started doing that, all my tools start on first or second pull every time.
I do love my battery operated DeWalt...
Gas is a no brainer. Battery powered needs charging time, are more expensive, and usually not as powerful.
In fact, as I found out yesterday, even gas power is not enough when cutting large oak trunks in a mill. (The mill uses a battery to move adjust the logs.
The battery on that mill for...
On Long Island we had a utility called Long Island Lighting Company. The local
politicians put them out of business when they tried to open a nuke plant to provide clean affordable power, and they "took over" the business for the "peoples sake", to keep prices low.
They renamed it the Long...
Depends on budget, and the inverter type you choose. The absolute simplest and most cost effective is a generator with a manual transfer switch on the main panel.
For a small off grid solar inverter with a few panels, you can treat it like a generator, but I would just use a seperate "critical...
I am sure you have all the proper permits, and a good architect to stamp the plans for approval, but as an FYI to make sure you dont have the same issue, I had to replace all my second story windows on a build we did on Long Island NY, because the inspector said they were a half inch too narrow...