Weatherstrip the leaky doors and windows of an invited Ironbound rowhouse.

The Ironbound's dense pre-war rowhouses leak heat all winter through door and window gaps, and gas bills eat into rent-burdened households. A roll of weatherstrip and a door sweep per home is the fastest energy poverty relief available, and it also keeps outdoor air pollution from drifting indoors.

Where

Invited rowhouses, Oliver Street area, Ironbound, Newark, NJ 07105 · Open the map

Pay

$192 proposed

This packet is not funded yet, so this figure is a proposed price and not money waiting in escrow. If a buyer funds it, approved proof settles that price onchain. If nobody funds it, approved proof earns provable credit toward the work instead of cash — recorded, and readable any time at vealth.net/labor/credit/(your wallet). You see which before you claim, never after.

Proof

Before/after photos per sealed opening plus a count

This is exactly what gets it approved. Nothing settles without it.

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-16

Posted by

0x034F…6c89

The creator wallet. Its signature is what approves proof and settles the wage.

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it.

Steps

1. Confirm the occupant invitation and walk the home marking every draft point at doors and windows.
2. Clean each surface and apply the correct weatherstrip profile to door jambs and window sashes.
3. Install a door sweep on each exterior door with a visible floor gap.
4. Test each door and window for smooth closing and re-seat any strip that binds.
5. Photograph each sealed opening before and after with GPS and date.

What counts as done

• Before photo of each gap or draft point
• After photo of the applied strip or sweep
• Count of doors and windows sealed
• GPS and date on photos

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.

The standard this serves

DIY Weatherization and Air Sealing. Air sealing is the cheapest energy work there is, and the Department of Energy has spent decades proving it: a tube of caulk and a roll of weatherstrip, placed where the cold actually comes in, beat almost any gadget you can buy. This standard keeps the work occupant-safe: no wiring, no combustion equipment, no disturbing old paint. Mastery looks like hands that can find a draft with a bare palm and close it for good. This packet is one home's worth of that: find the gaps, seal them, photograph the proof.