Have you seen those TV ads for these ultrasonic bug and pest control devices. These are the kind you plug in and they emit a high pitch noise that drives the pests away.
My neighbor says that he knows...
Now is a great time to make a whole house check-up on home security. Here are 5 areas you don't want to miss…
5Things to avoid doing to help keep your home safe…
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For me, the single best way to re-roof a house is to remove the old roof first.
Yes, technically, you can put a new roof on over an old roof, but - why would you want to. (Three roofs are totally out of the...
"I have always heard that one should wait as long as possible before having it professionally cleaned..."
Here's the deal.
When a carpet cleaning company uses soap and water to clean your...
How do I know if my space heater works?
" I have kept it in my crawlspace all summer and it smells a bit funny when i plug it in..." - Anon...
Oh boy, here we go…
It's...
OK – so it is the beginning of the year. Let’s start the year off with House 101 – a simple primer to your home and how it works.
This is how the structure of your home...
So you know to "drip your faucets" when extended cold weather threatens to freeze your pipes.
But what if those dripping faucets are noisy and keep you from falling to sleep? Or what if you are in a...
I know exactly that is what you are thinking…
You have something that has gone terribly wrong with your home due to, let’s say freezing weather has made one of your pipes burst, so you head to my web-site...
It seems like we have had rain or a threat of rain in the weather forecast everyday for the past 6 weeks. Some of this water may be making it into your basement. Here’s what you should do to lessen the...
Re-hanging the gutters. Not my most favorite thing to do, but you might be able to do it.
One of the reasons I am not big on doing this myself is that on some parts of my house my gutters are over 35 feet off the...
One of the best ways to improve your kitchen and give your house a lift is with new countertops. It’s a job that can run from the minimally priced work-a-day top up the ladder to stylish focal point.
Here are 8...
If you know what is causing the mold, then you have the information you need to get rid of the mold.
Mold is the product of moisture, heat, and a food source. If you remove any one of those three ingredients,...