Does it feel like your home is always dark? Even when the sun is shining bright outside, the rooms inside your home may look dark and even a bit gloomy. Sunlight is naturally good for you, and it can even improve your mood. If you are not getting enough of that natural sunlight through your windows, it might be a good time to start making a few changes inside the home to get the brightness to shine right through.
5 August 2019
Besides the bathrooms that your family use for everyday purposes, do you have a separate powder room? In other words, do you have a small bathroom that doesn't contain a shower or a bathtub as part of the design? Instead, there is only a toilet and a sink. If you're lucky enough to have a powder room, do you put it off-limits to your family members? After all, they have their own bathrooms, so why not leave the powder room always ready for guests to use?
26 June 2019
A large wraparound deck is a very impressive feature in a home. If you are lucky enough to have one of these attached to your home, then you understand how important it is to maintain it. If you happen to have an older wraparound deck that hasn't been kept up and is deteriorating, then it is important that you take some steps immediately to make sure that it doesn't continue to get damaged by time and the weather.
28 April 2019
If you have a water softener system in your home, it needs to be maintained properly. Without proper maintenance, you'll begin to notice the tell-tale signs of hard water problems, such as water spots on your glasses. You may also notice that your skin isn't as soft as it should be. Here are a few tips that will help your water softener provide quality water for your home. Install a Pre-Filter System
21 March 2019
Getting the most out of your pump depends on more than just the power. You could be wasting a lot of daylight by pumping out great amounts of water, but still having to carry it across distant lengths or wasting the water at the end of the hose. To conserve ground water and muscle power, take a look at a few ways to maintain farm service pumps and to make them work for you a bit better.
28 December 2015
During the holiday season, many florist shops are jam-packed with beautiful Christmas plants and flowers. However, the prices charged for all of these lovely things may make you think twice about buying them. Luckily for anyone with half a green thumb, you can grow some of these same plants all year long in your backyard green house or in your solarium. The following three plants fare quite well, if you follow the directions on how to plant them and keep them.
1 December 2015
Deciding whether to purchase a retractable awning or louvered patio cover is a big decision. Since you will be enjoying your newly-covered space for years to come, it is important that you choose the option that will best meet the needs of your family. Both options provide you the benefits of: a cooler outdoor space to enjoy with friends and family UV sun ray protection for your glass doors leading to the patio protection against fading for carpet and furniture In addition, both awnings and louvered patio covers allow you to adjust the amount of coverage you want over your patio and adjust them for the changing sun angles throughout the day if you so desire.
10 November 2015
Onsite wastewater treatment systems contain a septic tank and drain field to treat wastewater from your home and release it safely to the ground. While these systems are generally economical and safe, their effectiveness can be reduced by contaminants in your household water, resulting in clogging or the release of toxic substances into the groundwater. Signs that your septic system isn't effective include the occurrence of smelly regions on your drain field, a septic tank that fills up too quickly or wastewater backup into your faucets.
19 October 2015
If you have lived in your home for long enough, chances are great that you have had to contend with some form of pest. Because of this, it is highly important that you reach out to pest control professionals who can help you get rid of ants, spiders, termites, bedbugs, crickets, cockroaches or any other forms of infestation that you might be dealing with. However, prior to getting a pest control expert out to your property, there are some things that you can be doing on your own to get rid of or prevent these critters from getting the best of you.
22 September 2015
Chimney fires are no laughing matter, as they cause an estimated $125 million dollars of damage every year. If you're concerned about the dangers of chimney fires in your home, you need to understand the types that can occur and the ways that you can prevent them. Types of Chimney Fires There are two different types of chimney fires, sorted by whether or not they occur in the flue of the chimney: internal hostile fires and external hostile fires.
25 August 2015
