Are you ‘smart’ in your lawn and landscape irrigating habits? Since July has been named Smart Irrigation Month by the Irrigation Association, now is a good time to measure your irrigation I.Q. Why is your irrigation I.Q. important? Well, it’s… Read More
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July is National Hot Dog Month
What’s the most popular food in America? That’s a question that is difficult to answer definitively, but one thing’s for sure: the hot dog would be in the running. Hot dogs are so popular, in fact, that more than a… Read More
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Be a Burglar Tonight
Landscape lighting offers lots of benefits to homeowners, benefits that we frequently discuss on these pages. Outdoor lighting increases the aesthetic beauty of your home, transforming your landscape into an enchanting nightscape. Outdoor lighting helps to eliminate tripping and falling… Read More
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How Would You Like An Excavator Parked in Your Basement?
Basement renovations are just as popular in the UK as they are here. But in certain urban areas that are particularly cramped for space, basements are often extended as part of the renovation process. In London, for example, basement renovations/extensions… Read More
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Build the Perfect Outdoor Nightscape with Three Stages of Lighting
When we begin a new outdoor lighting project at TLC Inc, we consider it to be a unique and distinct project, almost like a work of art. That’s because just like snowflakes and fingerprints, no two homes are exactly the… Read More
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Thinking About a Remodeling Project? There’s No Time Like the Present!
If you’ve been on the fence for a while about kicking off a project like a garage makeover or a basement remodel, now is a great time to leap off of that fence rail. Why? Because a number of factors… Read More
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Does Your Basement Give You the Creeps?
Is your basement a place that, truth be told, you’d just as soon not spend much time in? Is it dank, dark and musty? Downright creepy, even? That’s what the Stroud family thought about their basement. They loved their four-bedroom… Read More
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Just a Reminder: Water Your Lawn Deeply and Infrequently
Here they come – the long, hot days of summer are upon us! And that means that watering your lawn and landscape will become a regular chore for the next few months. If you’ve had an automatic sprinkler system installed,… Read More
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Is the Air in Your Basement Musty and Dusty? Then So is the Air in Your Lungs.
The basements of many homes are sad and neglected areas. They’re musty, dusty, and rarely visited. They’re out-of-sight, and so they’re also out-of-mind. The homeowners don’t use them, rarely venture into them, and so don’t think much about them. That’s… Read More
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Keep Your Fireplace Fire in its Place
When the weather outside is frightful, a cheery fire roaring in the fireplace can indeed be delightful. That’s why home fireplaces are so popular. And while it’s true that the average fireplace is more about aesthetics than energy efficiency, that’s… Read More