Siding does much more than enhance your home’s curb appeal with cosmetic value. It also protects your home. Much like insulation, siding shields your property from the elements. It acts as a barrier to prevent rain, snow, and harsh winds from seeping into your house. Siding also has other purposes, such as deterring dirt, moisture, […]
Category: Home Improvement
Lowe’s DIY Mini-Series Take Off
If you’ve been to Lowe’s lately, and by this I mean checked out their Youtube channel, you’ll notice a wealth of DIY videos and shows to make even the pickiest home improvement junkie happy. But Lowe’s has taken it a step further, developing fun and informative mini-series that show exclusively for their channel subscribers. […]
Block those Pesky Pests this Winter
When temperatures drop, critters like pack rats, squirrels, skunks, raccoons and any number of “no-see-ums” will look for a warm and cozy place to hunker down for the winter. Just like us. But unlike us, many of them can fit through holes the size of a quarter. This is why you need to give your […]
Test and Fix Holiday Lights the Easy Way
Have you just spent an hour (or two) carefully adorning your Christmas Tree only to flip the switch and find out that %*$#! light strand doesn’t work? Here’s are a couple of fantastic, easy-to-use options for you to try: First, you should always have a holiday light tester and repair kit on hand for just […]
Get Ready for Holiday Visitors
As much as you love your friends and family (or even if you’re just putting up with them for the duration), if you plan to entertain guests this holiday season, you’d best get your home spruced up, now. Launder and change out sheets and towels. Dust off surfaces in regularly unused rooms. Stock up on […]
Seal Out Winter Drafts
Keeping your home or apartment toasty warm, and keeping your energy bills low, can be as easy as fixing or replacing your old weatherstripping. In case you don’t know, weatherstripping is that thin rubber seal around your windows, the bottom of your doors, even around vents and house trimming. As cold weather approaches (or has […]
Check Your Smoke Detectors
Daylight saving time officially ended on November 5. Aside from getting to sleep in another hour and suddenly having to drive home from work in the dark, it’s also the time when the experts advise you to test your smoke alarms and change out their batteries. The American Red Cross recommends doing this smoke alarm […]
Don’t Get Backed Up During the Holidays
The holiday season is upon us, and for many, that means the arrival of family and friends, some for a meal, some for several days. The house is decorated, you’ve got your menu all prepped and ready to go. What you don’t need is for the toilets to start backing up. Or the garbage disposal […]
Fighting Porch Pirates
We are coming on to that holiday season, and with it, a major increase in online orders and package deliveries. On average, package deliveries double during the three weeks before Christmas, which is fine, unless you are one of the 25.9 million Americans that will have a package delivery stolen this holiday season. The […]
Give your Bathroom the Midas Touch
If you’re looking to bring your Bathroom up to date with the latest home improvement trends, give it the Midas touch! Manufacturers like Kallista Plumbing, Whitehaus, Kohler and Thompon Traders are all offering sinks, fixtures and faucets bedazzled with hammered finishes, bright metallics and gold! Sure we have likely all been in a house, or […]