How can thermal shock cracking affect your glazing?

Thermal shock is the name given to the cracking or exploding of glass due to rapid change in temperature. Glass is particularly vulnerable to this due to its low hardness, low thermal conductivity, and high thermal expansion. Thermal shock of glass occurs when thermal gradients cause different parts of the glass to expand by different amounts. When the stress exceeds […]

Real Estate Investment Perspectives and Outlook 2010

What’s next for real estate? For most people, real estate remains a critical part of personal net worth. Despite the stock market rally, the average US family’s net worth is down 25% due to declines in real estate values ​​and investment assets. Market Trends Overview – Focus on Boston While still suffering from ongoing turmoil in the major Financial Services, […]

Why Renters Need Insurance Too

What would you do if you lost everything you have except the clothes you are wearing? For many people without renters insurance, this is a real question that comes up every day. In the United States, only about 41% of people who rent have renters insurance, which is about 45 million people. Did you know that Netflix has over 50 […]

Advantages and disadvantages of sharing a room

Why are people willing to share rooms? Well, let’s be frank, due to the increasing expense of living, you can’t afford to live single. Most people who have just started working cannot afford to live alone. So, many people prefer to share the room with someone who leaves their load. In metropolitan cities like Delhi, Mumbai, people come from their […]

timeshare memberships

We are entering the time of year when families take a week or two to travel to some tropical oasis instead of fighting the ice and snow that surrounds most of us. In the back of your mind, you might be wondering if buying or renting a timeshare would be a sound investment. You’ve been vacationing at the same resort […]

Sizing of domestic water heater systems

Sizing a home water heater system is more of an art than an exact science. For anything other than a small residential system, you can’t just go to a table or graph and make your selection. The codes only provide generalizations such as “Hot and cold water will be supplied to all sinks, sinks, showers, etc.” They do not indicate […]

A lenders point of view

Based on an interview with Srdjian Gavrilovek, an investment banker in Atlanta, GA. Lenders only make money when they lend money. Therefore, they want to lend as much money as possible. However, there are qualifying criteria that borrowers must meet. Some loans will require high credit scores and a lot of income, while other loans will allow for a lower […]