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Mosquito control.

With nicer weather here, and summer on the horizon mosquitoes are making some noise.  Get ahead of the pest…   5 Things to help you be skeeter free this summer… 1 – Get rid...

How long should your appliances last?

Curious as to how long that washing machine is going to last?  How about your gas dryer? It’s important to know how long our appliances will last in order to make intelligent decisions like “Should I...

Quickly, clean goober from your carpet and more!

You can clean a lot of stains from your carpeting with, believe it or not, a baby wipe.  One more?  Ketchup rubbed on tarnished copper cookware will remove the tarnish.  You can also use a baby wipe to get...

Garage door, electrical system, air conditioner, get these...

Here is your reminder.  There are 5 Things that need a regular check-up in your home.  Since a bunch of them could use it now, here is your list…  - Pest Control.  Now is the time to make...

Refrigerator / Freezer, is it time for a new one?

As summer comes our way one appliance that you need to have working at full capacity is your freezer (see: ice cubes, ice cream, popsicles, frozen drinks etc…) So how do you know if yours is working up to...

Termites - These things can eat you out of house and home

This is the time of year when termite infestation is foremost on our 'What can go wrong at my house' list. To be truthful, here in Georgia fighting termites is a 12 month round-the-clock battle, but thoughts of...

Clean your hvac system and your swimming pool...

Q – Spring begins this month and that means my wife will be on her spring cleaning diatribe that I fondly refer to as her (expletive deleted) spring cleaning diatribe. I would like to have my own list to combat...

Painting your house...

Thinking about doing some painting in your house this spring? Here are 5Things your color consultant would like you to know about color around your home.  - You can't go wrong with colors from nature...

Feel even safer in your own home...

March traditionally comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.  It also signals the early stages of severe weather alertness time in Georgia. So would you feel better if you had a safe room in your house?...

Appliances. Let's have a little fun and see what you know...

I had an appliance expert on the show last week.  Let's do a quick quiz on what you may know about appliances and who invented them... Here is a list of  people and the things they invented.  Can you...

Furnace filters...

Pollen season is only one good sneeze away... I realize it is still a ways off, but you know it is coming and now is the time to prepare your home. But what is the plan here?  Let's start with better...

Toilet repair. Is your toilet running? (insert joke here...)

If your toilet sounds like it is running for a second or two every once in a while you may just have a leaky tank due to a bad flapper. To see if your toilet tank is leaking, and therefore wasting water, simply drip...

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