Did you know that your garage floor could be making you sick? No – I don’t mean sick as in disgusted from looking at stained, scruffy, perpetually dirty-looking floors. I mean your garage floor could be making you or your… Read More
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August 4 is National Night Out Against Crime
This year’s National Night Out Against Crime is coming up on August 4. The National Association of Town Watch (NATW) sponsors this event each year. For more than 30 years, National Night Out has been building community awareness, promoting neighborhood… Read More
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July is Smart Irrigation Month
Did you know that July is Smart Irrigation Month? Smart Irrigation Month was launched in July of 2005 by the Irrigation Association. Its purpose? To educate people about the importance of efficient water use. It’s also intended to promote new… Read More
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Half For You, and Half For Me…
What do you do if you’re involved in a property dispute, and you believe that a neighbor’s garage intrudes onto your property? Well, duh! You fire up a power saw and you cut that sucker clean in half – walls,… Read More
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Ugly Bathroom Payoff
Sometimes being bad can be good. The recent experience of a Canadian woman might be considered proof positive of that seemingly conflicting statement. Not too long ago, there was a contest held in Canada. It was called the Ugliest Bathroom… Read More
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Is Your House Ready for Winter?
Ready or not, winter will soon be here. So we’ll soon be ‘enjoying’ the unique climatological by-products of winter: sub-freezing temperatures and lots of snow and ice. But are you ready for it? Is your house ready to face the… Read More
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Outside is the New Inside
If you were to take a survey of homeowners across America, asking them to rate their satisfaction with their home, a common sense of discontent would likely be revealed. That’s because it’s a rare homeowner that considers his or her… 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
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March garden checklist
Bulbs are in bloom as the days are lengthening and it starts to seem like winter might actually end for real at some point in the near future. So, what should you be up to in the garden in March? Pruning trees and… Read More