Expenses keep rising. Heating bills are no exception. Here are some ways that might help cut down on your bill this winter.   Seal up cracks or openings around doors and windows. You don’t want cold air to unnecessarily slip in or your warm heat to slip out....

Choosing flooring for your home can be exciting and overwhelming. There are so many materials, styles, and colors to choose from. Let’s discuss a very popular choice, laminate.  Why choose laminate flooring over traditional hardwood? For one thing, it’s the more...

It is impossible to completely eliminate dust in your home. But it is important to not let it accumulate. Not only does dust look ugly on furniture, but it also can impact the health of your family, humans and pets. Keep your home free of clutter. When items...

With the colder seasons coming, more people will be using candles in the home. Candles can make any home cozier. At the same time, it’s important to remember how to safely use them. Each year, thousands of fires in homes are started because of candles. This leads to...

Many homeowners want their dogs to run off leash on their property. To do this, good fencing is needed.  There are physical fences and underground invisible fences. Let’s discuss them both.  As long as they are high enough so your dog can’t jump over them and...

The kitchen is one of the most important parts of your house. What kind of countertops should you choose? Let’s discuss a choice that has gained popularity in recent years - concrete.  A positive of concrete countertops is that they are durable and easy to clean....

There's another ingenious invention that exists in nearly every kitchen and bathroom across the United States - the P Trap. If you look under the sink, and sometimes around the side rear of a toilet, you'll see a bending pipe that looks kind of like the letter P or...

Do you have GFCIs in your home? If it was built after 1975, chances are pretty good that you do, since that was the year they were added to the National Electric Code. These little devices can be lifesavers - in fact, since 1971, they've helped to reduce...

To continue our series on water heaters, we'd like to shift your attention to a relatively radical water heating solution - the tankless water heater. For years, homeowners have grown accustomed to the idea of having a big tank stored somewhere out of sight in their...

In our next two blog posts, we'd like to cover the topic of your home's water heater. It's a critical piece of equipment found in everyone's home, so it makes sense to put a little thought into it. In this post, we'll talk about some simple, cheap tasks that can help...