Have a spill on your carpet and the carpet cleaning company says they can’t get there for a day or two?
Fear not – simply place a towel over the affected area and keep it damp until your cleaning service...
You always hear about it, don’t let it be you…
Here are 5 Things you can do to make your home more secure...
Get an alarm system that covers all the accessible doors and windows. Smart...
So how has your summer gone so far?
Is your football team looking good?
How has your yard and all your shrubs and trees held up to the heat and the rain?
Take a second and if you think your...
Q - Dear Dave,
In our previous home we had hardwood floors in our great room (that included the kitchen) and really loved them. The home we live in now has carpeting in the main living area. We at first thought...
I get it. There are some things that break or go wrong in your house that you look at and say “Ehhhhhhh, whatever.” and a lot of times that's ok...
However, here are 5 things you should not ignore...
If it’s time for your annual cleaning of the garage, make sure you at least -
- Sweep the Floor. Being so close to the outdoors and its natural elements makes this job number 1. Use a good quality...
Right now is the perfect time to get a few things done around your home to get ready for winter and cooler weather, for instance you should:
Check your attic insulation – if you have blown-in fiberglass...
A quick primer in Insulation.
Here are 5 forms of popular insulation, from least expensive to most expensive which also, coincidentally, corresponds to their over-all effectiveness in the same order.
One quick note...
We have been talking a bit about the “stack effect” recently and why it is important to your house.
In case you have missed it, here it is in a nutshell.
Stack effect 101.
Think of your house as a...
We have a brief period here between the end of summer (unofficially September 15th) and the beginning of the Christmas season (unofficially October 15th). Now is not the time to rest - let’s take...
Every day since March it seems, the temperature has been going up to 95 and every evening around 7:30pm the thunder-boomers do their thing in different parts of the metro area, but it never rains at your house.
Every...
If you think the summer has been hot for you, how about your gas grill?
At this time of year your gas grill needs a little tlc to keep producing at a high level. Here are a few things you can do:
-Keep it...