For many homeowners, it is that time of year to prepare your number one asset for the upcoming winter, “your home.” The tips that will be suggested could extend the life of your furnace, boiler or home and prevent costly repairs. Taking just a little bit of your time...
This is a problem that can cause damage to your health and home Moisture problems in existing basements are common, but often not understood or properly treated. If your basement is unfinished this may not present a great problem. Finishing a basement prior to dealing with a moisture problem...
It’s tempting to think that your dishwasher gets a good cleaning every time you run it through a cycle, but that’s unfortunately not the case. Here’s how to keep it sparkling clean, sweet smelling, and effective. At first, the idea of cleaning a dishwasher—an appliance that fills with suds...
Enlist these techniques to reduce the likelihood of a chimney fire starting on your watch. There are more than 25,000 chimney fires incurring $125 million-plus in property damage every year in the United States. That damage is largely due to flames in the lower chimney migrating upward to crack, warp,...
