Folk’s Folly Dinners and Furnace Failures: An East Memphis Winter Furnace Installation Story
There’s a particular kind of East Memphis evening that regulars at Folk’s Folly know well. The lot on South Mendenhall fills early, the prime rib gets ordered with confidence, and by the time dessert arrives the temperature outside has dropped fifteen degrees from what it was at six o’clock. Memphis winter arrives fast and without […]
East Memphis Pre-War Homes, Mid-Century Ductwork, and the Best AC Repair Approach
Pull the permit history on an older East Memphis home and you’ll sometimes find four or five HVAC-related permits spanning sixty years. Each one represents a technician who came in, worked with what they found, made it function, and moved on. The gravity furnace replaced in 1962. Central air added in 1971. A system replacement […]
White Station Families: An Indoor Air Quality Specialist Guide to Allergy Season
White Station’s optional and IB programs draw some of the most academically focused families in Memphis — households that research decisions carefully, weigh evidence, and don’t accept vague reassurance when specific information is available. The cluster of private schools nearby serves a similar demographic. These are families that pay attention. So when a White Station-area […]
Audubon Park Bungalows and the Quiet Case for Attic Insulation and Ventilation
Ask any Audubon Park homeowner about their house and they’ll describe it the way people describe good old things — with a mix of affection and realistic acknowledgment. The 1940s craftsman bungalow on a shaded lot near the golf course. The 1950s brick cottage two streets from the Memphis Botanic Garden. The post-war ranch with […]
Chickasaw Gardens to High Point Terrace: Heat Pump Installation in Historic Memphis Homes
The homes in Chickasaw Gardens don’t look like anywhere else in the Mid-South. The Georgian colonials and Tudor revivals ringing the lakes along Audubon Drive and Belvedere Boulevard were built in the 1920s and 1930s by people who intended permanence. The brick is original. The millwork is original. The mature oaks shading those lots were […]