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Tease - Afraid to go out into your own backyard for fear of becoming a
meal?...
I swear I have already swatted a
dozen skeeters this spring. While it
feels like it should be way too early to be telling you...
Q - Last week when I came home from work my house smelled like a
sour locker room.
It didn't smell like that when I left in the morning and I didn't have
any piles of laundry lying about.
Yuck. Help.
Anne in...
Q - Last summer during
my termite inspection, the technician said that one of the vents in my crawl
space was blocked and suggested I remove a cinder block from my foundation so
that the vent could circulate the air...
Q - It's spring and it seems like we have a bumper crop of
carpenter bees. What is the best way to
get rid of them?
Hal in Douglasville
A - Hal, this is one of the best and funnest, (that's a word in...
So it seems we made it
thru a milder than usual winter. And to
think, you had your furnace tuned up just waiting for an extended cold snap.
What happens now? Do we just click off another year on the
life-span of...
Q - The wife would like to change the
flooring in our kitchen from the ugly linoleum to tile. Can I just lay the tile over the
linoleum?
Stan - Villa Rica
A - Generally when I get an e-mail that
starts...
5 Things you can do to cut the risk of a kitchen fire.
-Tend to your cooking. Don't leave your stove unattended. In short - Pay Attention!
-Keep a potholder and a lid handy. Smother pan fires instead of using...
5 Things you can do to save money on your heating bill…
- Clean
your furnace and change your filters.
Clean systems run much more efficiently than dirty one. Find your filter and change it.
- Use your...
Q - I am in the process of changing my work place from an office
building to my house. What do I need to
know to change a spare bedroom into an office?
Dick - Powder Springs
A - In my opinion working from the...
Q - Now that the thunderstorm season is
basically over, can I put off getting a whole house surge protector for my
house?
Frieda in Cumming
A - Ahhhhhhhh, no.
Your home receives upwards of 2000...
Now is the perfect time to
inspect your furnace before the upcoming cold weather hits.
I want to be clear right off the
bat. The SINGLE BEST WAY for you to make
sure your furnace is ready is to have an hvac...
Q - I remember last spring we had a ton of ladybugs in our
house. We had a company out to spray for
them this summer. Is that good enough?
Denise in Dunwoody
A - Well, maybe. But I doubt
it.
The...