Posts Tagged ‘house’
The Residential Building Code Helps You Build a Safe and Solid House
A Residential Building Code is an Ordinance. It is a law. Most states, cities, and other jurisdictions adopt a building code that consists of a set of rules and regulations that address the design and construction of a house, addition, or other one or two-family dwellings. Sometimes I’m asked, “Do I have to comply with…
Read MoreWhen Do We Feel at Home in a Foreign Land?
I was asked recently to comment for an article about the point at which we feel at home when travelling to a foreign country. When have we acclimated to the culture, language and place enough so that we feel the place is now our home? Here are the comments I gave the reporter. I understand…
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