Category: Home maintenance
You Should Repair Leaky Faucets
You should find and fix leaky faucets and pipes because this will save you money as well protecting the environment. As long as faucets, toilets and showers are leaking, saving water is impossible. If a leak is dripping 30 drips per minute, when you do the math, that is over 1000 gal. per year just [...]
Air Conditioning Tips
Cooling and ventilation are as important as heating, and there are many systems available, from fans to air conditioners. Choose carefully, according to your needs and the local climate, so you can regulate your home’s temperature for both comfort and energy efficiency. The more efficient the cooling equipment, the less power required, which saves energy [...]
Carbon Monoxide Prevention
Most people consider mold and mildew to be the most dangerous pollutant in their home, however equally as hazardous is carbon monoxide. You would be surprised at the number of household devices that can release this dangerous gas. These items would including wood-burning stoves, fireplaces, furnaces, barbecues, kerosene lamps, and gas-fired water and space heaters [...]
Residential Foundation Repair
I have been living in my house for 15 years and recently I have noticed water seeping into my basement. My children use my basement for a playroom and this slight amount of water is a real nuisance. What can I do about it? Herbert Webster Columbus Ohio Good question, Herbert. First examine your exposed [...]
Tub and Tile Caulking Tips
These caulking tips will solve some of your biggest headaches of home maintenance when dealing with leaky and mildew stained fixtures. Actually there are some very simple and effective ways to solve these problems that can be accomplished in less than an hour. Go to your neighborhood hardware store and buy a caulking gun and [...]
Grape Vine Diseases
To embark on a new hobby, I was drawn to viticulture and erected a trellis and planted a grape vine. After two growing seasons it spread like wild fire and it has already produced a small cluster of grapes. Then here came some uninvited guests and moved in on my vine. I began researching the [...]
