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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Decorate with safety in mind

Christmas lights are already popping up all over the Harbor and we’re guessing that this weekend a lot more people will be decorating their homes. It almost seems like more lights went up earlier than usual this year. Perhaps we’re all in the mood for extra light and cheer after holing away in our homes so long! Besides, holiday activities, celebrations and festivities are so diminished this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, driving around looking at lights may be one

Support local businesses this Christmas

What a year! Somehow 2020 seems like it has both dragged and flown by! As you gather in small groups or perhaps toast your extended family via Zoom, Thanksgiving might be a good time to talk about Christmas gift exchanges. In light of job losses, and other Covid-19-related consequences, this may be the year when fewer gifts are given and budgets are decreased. We see so many families get behind financially because of overspending during the holidays – sometimes taking years t

Q and A's about trapped moisture

For the last couple of weeks, we've been talking about avoiding trapped moisture in your home. It's up to no good inside your four walls! Over the years in our work at NeighborWorks of Grays Harbor, we have inspected and directed the rehabilitation of hundreds of moisture-damaged homes. From the foundation to the roof, our inspections overwhelmingly identify improper ventilation as the main source of expensive problems to the homes in this country. Today we're answering some

Tackle your home's trapped moisture

Trapped moisture is one of your home’s scariest enemies. We talked about it in our column last week, concentrating on what to do from the ground up. Today we will lift our sights to take you beyond the foundation to explain more ways to identify and attack this wet, silent enemy. Your home's siding protects it from nature's fury, just as your clothes protect you. When properly installed and maintained, the siding materials used on your home are generally durable and long last

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