Should You Fix Your House Up or Sell Now?
Are You Ready to Move on from Your Home? As time goes on, for many families, children are growing up and moving out of the… Read More »Should You Fix Your House Up or Sell Now?
Are You Ready to Move on from Your Home? As time goes on, for many families, children are growing up and moving out of the… Read More »Should You Fix Your House Up or Sell Now?
Restore Your Plastic Laminate Countertop After twenty years of soft drinks, coffee and wear and tear, a plastic laminate kitchen countertop can become discolored and… Read More »Restore Your Plastic Laminate Countertop
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… Read More »Candles, Yes…Soot, No
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… Read More »Clothes Washer Filling Slowly
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… Read More »Foundation Problems? Check Your Gutters
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… Read More »Remove Oil Stains from Your Driveway
Do You Have Squeaking Floorboards? There it is again – a loud squeak every time someone walks down the hall. This may be a good… Read More »Squeaking Floor? Try This Fix Down Under
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… Read More »That Leaky Garden Hose
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… Read More »Knock Knock…It’s Your Plumbing
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… Read More »An Easy Fix for Rust Stains on Clothing
How To Paint Over Dark Paneling It may be time for your home to step into some light — literally. Brightening up a dark room… Read More »How to Paint Over Dark Paneling
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… Read More »Flood from the Washer Hose!
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… Read More »Your Nose Knows It’s Time to Clean the Disposal
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… Read More »Polarity? What’s That?
Soot On The Walls What’s with those ghostly gray stains on the outside corners of the ceiling and walls? The stains outline the stud framing,… Read More »Soot on the Walls
What’s Your Electrical Outlet IQ? Remember that home inspection you arranged before purchasing your home? The inspector tested electrical outlets and talked about correcting problems.… Read More »What’s Your Outlet IQ?
Can Lights – Make Them Green & Energy Efficient Can lights or recessed ceiling lights are a standard design feature in modern residential construction. They… Read More »Can Lights? Make Them Green
Tune Your Refrigerator for High Performance The refrigerator is among the most neglected of household appliances because usually, it runs forever with little repair. However,… Read More »Tune Your Refrigerator for High Performance
A Ton of Cooling – Indoor Air Conditioning Ever hear of a two- or three-ton central air conditioner? Does that mean a two-ton air conditioner… Read More »A Ton of Cooling
Fix That Wobbling Ceiling Fan Wobbling ceiling fans are not safe to use. If a ceiling fan in your home shows excessive wobble, stop using… Read More »Fix That Wobbling Ceiling Fan