There are many advantages to do it yourself home projects. When you own a home, you are responsible for all of the minor and major upkeep and repair projects. It is just something that comes with home ownership. When you DIY a home project, you are saving a lot of money by not having to …
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Have You Trimmed Your Trees Lately?
There’s nothing quite like a good first impression. From homeowners to small businesses, maintaining a positive image is an essential task that takes a lot of hard work. When the heavier seasons hit and the weather turns unpredictable, cleaning can mutate into a terrible chore, seeing all your hard work thrown to the wayside literally …
Don’t Let Plumbing Problems Ruin Your Universe
Your plumbing is just like the government’s Ultra-Secret Task Force to Identify and Repel Extraterrestrial Threats: if it’s doing its job right, you shouldn’t even know it’s there. And in both cases, when something does go wrong, your world can start smelling really bad, really fast. That’s why professional plumbing services exist (but not the …
Get the Most from Your Jigsaw with These Tips
Home remodeling is a popular thing to do. For a while homeowners were holding off on making changes to their homes because of the economy. That has changed and at least 53% of people who own their own home think that now is a good time to do some renovations. In a survey, 48% of …
What Home Improvement Projects Offer a High Return on Investment?
Homeowners tend to see the exterior of their homes – roofs, doors and windows – as a single entity and not as different components. In this they are right, because all these have a few things in common. They protect your home from the weather and environment, they add to its value and overall appearance, …
Occupational Safety and Health Administration to Meet in Washington to Discuss Tree Care
You may not realize it, but hiring tree pruning services or a service that offers comprehensive tree care could be one of the best investments that you make in yourself and your property. Most of us don’t really know how to care for trees. We just look at these as a part of the landscape …
These 3 Scaffolding Tips Could Save Your Life
Scaffolding is a great tool for construction, maintenance, or repair projects of large proportions. However, working with scaffolding can be incredibly dangerous. Here are a few tips to make sure you and your crew are safe on the job. Three Important Tips for Working on Scaffolding Make sure your staff is trained Don?t just talk …
The Harmful Impact of Mold on Your Home’s Exteriors
When it comes to home exteriors, nothing ruins the outdoor aesthetics like an environment that holds moisture and breeds mold. It affects allergies, causing nasal infections, congestion, sneezing, runny noses, eye irritation, itchy and sore throats, dry throats and skin, wheezing, and coughing. Many homeowners who experience these problems have mold and moss all over …
Does Your Family Drink Water Supplied by the City?
If you start with the driver and continue counter clockwise around the truck cab, the passengers are arranged by age. The 84-year old grandfather drives as his 53-year old daughter sits in the passenger side of the pick up. Seated directly behind her mother is the 18-year old granddaughter. Next to her and directly behind …
Lawn Care Does Not Have to Involve Dangerous Chemicals
The Doggie Doctors apparently established a rotation for when they are each “Mom Duty.” After a four hour ankle surgery, the Mom in the house was assigned to quiet rest on the the couch for most of the first three days of recovery. With “toes above nose” as her mantra, she was quickly bored of …