NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor contributes to the community conversation on housing issues through a weekly column in the Daily World titled "Nailing it Down."

Since 1999, the "Nailing it Down"articles have been published in the Daily World and other countywide weekly newspapers. NeighborWorks® of Grays Harbor County has collaborated with local newspapers, elected officials and local experts to publish articles covering hundreds of topics. Please feel free to browse the topic list
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Trapped moisture is your home's spooky enemy

Sometimes it’s the hidden, quiet monster that you should be the most afraid of. When it comes to your house, that’s certainly the case! During wet fall and winter months, especially, it’s time to keep your eye out for your home’s worst enemy – trapped moisture. Of course fire, earthquake and wind storms are also to be prepared for, but it’s actually trapped moisture in a home that causes more damage in most houses. We’re not talking about a burst pipe – which of course is als

Check fall chores off your list!

We had such a long, warm summer, then fall came blustering in, shocking us back to the reality of Grays Harbor falls and winters! Still if you act quickly, you have time to get your home ready for fall and winter weather. At the very least, now is the time to put away the accoutrements of summer and prepare to hunker down for winter. Here is an autumn “To Do” list from us here at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor in Aberdeen to get you started. Put away all the yard furniture, la

Prepare your home for emergencies

It only takes a few stormy days to remind us how things can be in Grays Harbor in the fall and winter! Likely many of you have experienced power outages during this last week as the winds blew! So, before you turn your attention to the fast-approaching holiday season, take a bit of time to organize yourself and your household for emergencies. You won’t regret taking a little bit of time now to assess what your plans are and gather provisions for storms, power outages and othe

Protect your home, neighborhood from windy weather

Wow, what a week of weather we’ve had. Smoked-filled humid days, gorgeous sunny days, cool crisp autumn days and rainy, windy days that kept the PUD lineman busy getting the electricity flowing again! Seems like we were just talking about last-minute summer chores and here we are this week, reminding you how to batten down your hatches! It was 2007 that brought the hurricane force gusts that whined on and on and left us powerless – literally – for days. More recently, the 201

Prepare your chimney, roof for winter

It's October! And while officially fall has just begun, we here in Grays Harbor know that the weather can go south quickly. That’s why you need to consider prepping your home for winter now. For starters, regardless of the type of primary heating you have, most houses around here have at least one fireplace. Typically, fireplaces are used most often for ambiance, a secondary heat source or as back up when the power goes out. Regardless how often you use yours, it’s prudent to

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