Sentences with phrase «for drafty»

Now that I have some land I'm trying to learn to grow some of my own food, and I already round up the mortgage payment every month even though money is super tight, but if I get $ 100k extra in writing income over the next however many years, I could pay off the mortgage, get proper insulation for this drafty old place, and put solar panels on the roof, at which point I could live comfortably on about $ 1000 a month (except for the unexpected stuff), so that is my current dream.

I added some sparkle by stacking a couple of statement necklaces, and a little warmth for those drafty moments, in the form of a lightweight dolman - sleeved sweater.

Not exact matches

In reality, that gets thrown off by everything: sun - drenched picture windows, drafty stairwells, even computer servers create problematic microclimates, confesses Samantha Gal, a harried central dispatcher who works for a major building manager in downtown Vancouver.

But for those, like the author, willing to wrap themselves in a blanket and brave the unfriendly aesthetics, the drafty house was a home.

I remember the joy of the ringing doorbell, announcing the arrival of another relative - or the excitement of loading up the car and driving for three hours in the cold in our drafty TravelAll.

And since my 1925 bungalow is drafty despite a newish furnace and the all - important wintertime window plastic, a heavier outer layer for home - office days is always welcome.

Here is a good story for you so Sunday at church I am walking into the building, and things felt a little extra drafty.

I just think a blazer is a great way to pull an outfit together and in the colder months to add extra warmth for working in a drafty office.

Too drafty still for ankle - baring pants?

It was nominated for 12 Academy Awards (it won one: Best Adapted Screenplay for Edward Anhalt), but what seemed majestic and theatrically impressive back then feels plodding and stodgy today, like a film obliged to show off every angle of its grand sets while losing the characters in the drafty castle and hearty speechifying.

And that was with the top up — drafty side curtains and thin rag tops were almost useless for resisting the elements and heaters were weak, so drivers might as well have been sitting inside wire - wheeled refrigerators during colder months.

They used to be drafty, cold in the winter, hot in the summer, and in general, just marginally acceptable for daily, year - round transportation.

Jackets and coats are often best for outdoors because the material provides a windbreak as well as warmth, while a sweater might be appreciated in a drafty house.

Avoid drafty places for your hamster's tank or cage.

Churches are generally large drafty spaces, without any heating, so bring extra bedding and pillows for a really comfortable stay.

The lofts, as they would come to be called — entire floors in former factories and warehouses gone to seed — were drafty in winter, noisy in summer and challenged when it came to plumbing, but who cared when you were getting thousands of feet of raw space for as little as $ 100 a month?

The aim is to get people doing the small things — planting trees, installing solar water heaters, fixing drafty buildings, calling elected officials — that can provide the foundation for a long - term shift in habits and plans related to limiting human - driven global warming.

Because of Buffalo's tough winters and beautiful but old and drafty housing stock, most of the neighbors paid more for utilities than they did for rent!

The clients, whose extended families owned large, drafty, energy inefficient homes, immediately latched onto the Passive House standard for both the energy savings and the increased comfort.

Most refugees live in refugee camps for an average of 12 years and most of that time it's in drafty, tattered tents.

For windows that are especially drafty, consider buying heavier or insulated curtains.

But to be a proactive homeowner, you will want to keep an eye out for the small issues that could cost big bucks down the line — like, a crack in the foundation or a drafty window.

If your windows felt drafty this winter, it may be time for replacements.

Cold winters + drafty windows = need for warmth «Private summers» = need to throw off warmth (literally, you savvy?)

We are renting a house right now, so the big green things — replacing the drafty windows and old a / c — aren't possible for us right now.