Building Tips For New Homebuyers

The life-changing event of purchasing a new home can be both exciting and overwhelming. With homebuyer horror stories of houses plagued with mold, leaky roofs or worse, it's no wonder some homebuyers get cold feet. Prospective homebuyers can save themselves from headaches by working with their builder on these useful construction do's and don'ts:

• Help prevent mold before it starts. Ask your builder to use vapor retarders in addition to insulation in your home's walls. Smart vapor retarders like CertainTeed's MemBrain allow wall cavities to "breathe" so excess moisture within the wall can escape. This helps prevent the growth of mold and mildew. Other vapor retarders can trap moisture in your walls, creating an environment that supports mold growth.

• Work with your builder to ensure that no mechanical equipment, ductwork or plumbing is built into exterior walls, vented attics or vented crawlspaces.

• Take control of your home's temperature and acoustics by ensuring your contractor insulates with the correct R-value for your region. Regional R-values can be found online at www.certain teed.com.

• Windows are often the largest single source of heat loss and heat gain in a home. Select vinyl windows with low-E glass and a high-performance glazing system that reduces heat transmission through the glass.

• Know what's under your roof. For instance, waterproofing shingle underlayments go under asphalt roof shingles to further protect your home's interior from winter leaks caused by ice dams and wind-driven rain.

Posted by Niel Thomas on December 13, 2008 at 12:00 AM

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Local Information for Anchorage, AK

Latitude: 61.1919 -- Longitude: -149.762097

ZIP Codes for Anchorage, Alaska	99501 99502 99503 99504 99505 99506 99507 99508 99509 99510 99511 99513 99514 99515 99516 99517 99518 99519 99520 99521 99522 99523 99524 99529 99530 99540 99599 99695
Area Code for Anchorage, Alaska	907
Time zone for Anchorage, Alaska	PST-1

Other Area Cities: Eagle River, AK Anchorage, AK

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Anchorage is located in South Central Alaska, at 61 °13'06"North latitude (about the same as Stockholm and St. Petersburg), -149 °53'57"West longitude (about the same as Hawaii), northeast of the Alaska Peninsula, Kodiak Island, and Cook Inlet, due north of the Kenai Peninsula, northwest of Prince William Sound and Alaska Panhandle, and nearly due south of Mount McKinley/Denali. The city is situated on a triangular peninsula bordered on the east by the rugged, scenic, and eminently hike-worthy Chugach Mountains, on the northwest by the Knik Arm, and on the southwest by the Turnagain Arm, upper branches of the Cook Inlet, which itself is the northernmost reach of the Pacific Ocean. Despite this, the city lacks coastal beaches, instead having wide, treacherous mudflats. Adjacent to the north is Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska. To the south is Kenai Peninsula. -- Source: Wikipedia.com

Alaska 2000 Census Population Profile Map

	Anchorage	Alaska	United States
Population	260,283	626,932	281,421,906
Median age	32.4	32.4	35.3
Median age for Male	31.9	32.4	34
Median age for Female	32.8	32.5	36.5
Households	94,822	221,600	105,480,101
Household population	253,269	607,583	273,643,273
Average household size	2.67	2.74	2.59
Families	64,131	152,337	71,787,347
Average family size	3.19	3.28	3.14
Housing units	100,368	260,978	115,904,641
Occupied units	94,822	221,600	105,480,101
Vacant units	5,546	39,378	10,424,540

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