Seal the dusty gaps around a window air conditioner.

East Yakima homes fight two things at once in summer: heat and blowing agricultural dust. A window air conditioner installed with open gaps lets both straight in, so the unit runs harder and the house still fills with grit. Foam and seal kits close those gaps in an afternoon.

Where

Invited homes near S 6th St & E Race St, Yakima, WA 98901 · Open the map

Pay

$168 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 of each sealed gap around the unit

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

Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-18

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 host's invitation and inspect the window unit's side panels and top sash gap.
2. Fit foam side-panel inserts and seal the accordion panels' edges with removable weatherseal.
3. Close the top sash gap with a foam seal strip and add exterior drip protection if water can enter.
4. Check from inside on a bright day for remaining light gaps and seal them.
5. Photograph each sealed gap before and after, GPS-tagged and dated.

What counts as done

• Before photos showing daylight or gaps around the unit
• After photos of the sealed unit from inside and outside
• GPS coordinates and date

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.