Home Renovations, Remodeling, and Home Improvements - Tom Gocze

Fixing drains can result in B-movie-style slime

Time for Saturday breakfast fun reading with Tom. Every so often, we all have sink drains slow down. As Mr. Fixit, I thought I had a firm grasp on the reality of keeping the drains moving … more

By Tom Gocze
Special to the NEWS | 11/7/09 | 431 views

Here's a way to raise the temperature during a sermon

Someone asked me the other day if I still did energy audits. Unfortunately, I do not have the time to do them, and also, after holding an energy auditor license for more than 20 years, the state … more

By Tom Gocze
Special to the NEWS | 10/31/09 | 428 views

Experts blame vehicles’ early demise on brine

The long winter in Maine has its cost. We talk a lot about heating and keeping our homes warm. We also get around pretty well during the winter in Maine. People from the south always are impressed by … more

By Tom Gocze
Special to the NEWS | 10/10/09 | 1054 views

Insulation types multiply during third energy crunch

It is interesting to have lived long enough to experience my third energy crunch. The first one was in 1973, the year we got married, and I was still in college. I recall sitting in a gas line … more

By Tom Gocze
Special to the NEWS | 10/3/09 | 823 views

Shooing flies seeking shelter for the winter

It is pretty safe to say that the insects will inherit the Earth someday. Whether we destroy ourselves with nuclear weapons or an asteroid hits us or a pox lands on our heads, the bugs likely … more

By Tom Gocze
Special to the NEWS | 9/26/09 | 1178 views