It’s understandable – when you have a busy schedule packed with one responsibility after another, it can be easy to overlook some key safety items. However, it’s really. important to identify potential hazards in your home and hire a professional to help you address any concerns you might have before you bring your friends and […]
Category: Home Improvement
Things to Check Off Your November Home Maintenance To-Do List that take just an Hour or Less
With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter holidays around the corner, there are things to look forward to (and prepare for) this time of year. What’s great about these home maintenance to-do’s is that they can all get checked off your list in just an hour or less. So it will be easy to batten down […]
November Home Maintenance Tasks that will make your Holidays Brighter
With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter holidays around the corner, there are things to look forward to (and prepare for) this time of year — even with the adjustments we are having to make because of the pandemic. Batten down the hatches for winter weather and get a jump on holiday prep, so you can […]
You can Tackle these 5 November Home Maintenance To-Do’s over a Weekend… or Less
With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter holidays around the corner, there are things to look forward to (and prepare for) this time of year. Here’s the good news: these five home maintenance to-do’s can be easily accomplished over a single weekend… or less. Get a jump on holiday prep. If you plan to have a special […]
November Lawn and Garden To-Do List: Shrubs and Trees
Fall gardening chores tend to have a “bedtime” theme – before your plants begin their long winter’s nap, they need to be tended and tucked cozily into their beds. Fall gardening is also an exercise in delayed gratification – new plants will barely put down roots before going dormant, cleaned and amended beds won’t show […]
November Yard and Garden To-Do List: Perennials and Bulbs
Fall gardening chores tend to have a “bedtime” theme – before your plants begin their long winter’s nap, they need to be tended and tucked cozily into their beds. Fall gardening is also an exercise in delayed gratification – new plants will barely put down roots before going dormant, cleaned and amended beds won’t show […]
November Yard and Garden To-Do List: Cleanup and Maintenance
Fall gardening chores tend to have a “bedtime” theme – before your plants begin their long winter’s nap, they need to be tended and tucked cozily into their beds. Fall gardening is also an exercise in delayed gratification – new plants will barely put down roots before going dormant, cleaned and amended beds won’t show […]
DST Starts this Weekend – Time to Check Your Smoke and CO Detectors
Daylight Saving Time (DST) arrives on Sunday, when we “Fall Back” and get a welcome extra hour of sleep in the morning (even if we lose the extra hour of daylight in the evening). And with cold weather arriving, holidays fast approaching, and furnaces and fireplaces cranking up, this month is the perfect time to […]
‘Bachelor Mansion Takeover’ is Coming to HGTV
Love (for interior design) is in the air. HGTV is tapping 12 Bachelor alumni to overhaul the iconic Bachelor Mansion. According to the HGTV network, 12 former Bachelor, Bachelorette, Golden Bachelor and Golden Bachelorette contestants will be returning to the mansion where it all began to give the famed property a dramatic makeover in a new competition series Bachelor Mansion Takeover. The show is […]
Are Your Doors and Windows Ready for Winter Weather?
In September we waved goodbye to Summer, and November is when we start focusing on impending indoor family gatherings, which makes October the perfect time to prepare the home for the colder winter months that are right around the corner. Here are three small home maintenance tasks that can make a big difference to your […]