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Blog Posts
Candles, Yes…Soot, No
Candles, Yes…Soot, No If you’ve noticed ghostly smudges and stains on your walls and ceilings, the culprit may be something you’d never suspect: candles you burn indoors. Most candles produce soot, which can create stains on walls and ceilings. Just a few candles burned in a brand new home can...
Clothes Washer Filling Slowly
Your washer has always worked well. In fact, it still does, but the cycle time seems to drag on longer and longer. Hard to tell what’s wrong, but you notice the water doesn’t seem to spray into the laundry tub like it used to, and it seems to take longer...
Foundation Problems? Check Your Gutters
In homes with basements and crawl spaces, we always need to be concerned with water flow from the roof. An overflowing gutter will dump water next to the foundation and create a water leak into the crawl space or basement. In homes with concrete slabs, the water next to the...
Remove Oil Stains from Your Driveway
Remove Oil Stains From Your Driveway So you’ve got an unsightly oil stain on the driveway. Maybe it came from an old clunker parked there by family or friends. It could be a drip from your latest barbecue or a remnant from the windy day when the garbage can tip...
Squeaking Floor? Try This Fix Down Under
Do You Have Squeaking Floorboards? There it is again – a loud squeak every time someone walks down the hall. This may be a good sound for parents hearing their kids coming home before curfew, but it’s really annoying at 3 a.m. when someone’s just making a trip to the...
That Leaky Garden Hose
Fix That Leaky Garden Hose Time to green up outside. Whether it’s cleaning the patio or watering the grass and flowers, we all have plenty of uses for our garden hoses. But what about those leaky connectors, the splits or damaged fittings? You don’t want to waste a perfectly good...
Knock Knock…It’s Your Plumbing
Every time the clothes washer fills, you hear knocking and thumping in the wall or basement. Then it knocks again during the rinse cycle. What’s knocking? Often it’s the water pipes knocking against the framing of your home. You may also hear a knock after the toilet fills or when...
An Easy Fix for Rust Stains on Clothing
Every once in a while, the washer creates a rust stain on clothes. Maybe rust was in the water, or there’s a little rust in the washer drum, or perhaps you left a rusty part in a pants pocket. Now the rust appears as a dark red spot on your...
How to Paint Over Dark Paneling
How To Paint Over Dark Paneling It may be time for your home to step into some light — literally. Brightening up a dark room or hallway is a great way to enhance the look and feel of your home, as well as save money on utility bills. As you...
Flood from the Washer Hose!
Flood From the Washer Hose What is the number one source of water damage inside a home? It’s not tornadoes, rainstorms or hurricanes. It’s a broken washing machine hoses. Left undetected, a broken washer supply hose can quickly flood a home. Check your washer’s hoses periodically. If there are any...
Your Nose Knows It’s Time to Clean the Disposal
Eeuuww – what’s that smell in the kitchen? Yuck, it’s from the sink. It smells like sewage or rotten food. The sink looks clean, and you try flushing lots of water down the drain. You run the garbage disposal, and it works fine. The smell persists. What should you do?...
Polarity? What’s That?
Polarity? What’s That? You just had your new home inspected, and the inspector found “reversed polarity” at several electrical outlets some amateur had added. You know you need to fix this, but what is that reversed polarity stuff? Electricity flows through wires like water through a hose. Pressure pushes water...