What Is Blocking Your Plumbing?
There are many things that could mess up your plumbing, but the trees in your yard might not be the first thing to come to mind. However, many homeowners have experienced the trouble that trees can cause in the plumbing system. How can this happen? Well, the mixture...
How Cheap is Too Cheap?
If you are involved in a sale or a purchase of a home, I’m sure that you are tired of all the unexpected expenses that may come with it. This has caused some to go looking for the cheapest home inspector they can find. They might view the inspection as a mere...
What Gives You Support?
Do you know what adjustable steel columns are? It’s a collective name for devices used to give extra structural support, often during a remodel. You might find these columns installed in your home to give some extra support to a wooden or steel beam. These columns are...
How to Deal With Asbestos in Your Home
When asbestos was first used as a building material, it was thought to be amazingly versatile. It absorbs sound, is resistant to electricity, fire and heat, and on top of that, it was cheap. Not until after it had been in use for decades, did the bad health effects...
Keeping Burglars Out
There are few things that are more disturbing than being the victim of burglary. It can transform your home from a place where you feel comfortable and safe into a stress filled environment. Many report feeling like their personal space has been violated, and that...
Keeping Your Bathroom Dry
042 - Bathroom Ceiling Fan If you take a really hot shower, you might notice condensation on windows and mirrors, as well as a lot of steam in the air. This could be a sign that your bathroom fan is not working as well as it should. Due to the large amounts of...
Keeping Rust At Bay
No matter what material your house is built from, you will always find some metal in the structure. And where there is metal, there is a risk of rust forming. Rust forms when metal is exposed to water and oxygen, and once it starts, it can spread and cause a lot of...
How To Prevent Furniture Tipovers
There seems to be no end to the different kinds of trouble that your children can get into. One of the scarier things you can experience is having a heavy piece of furniture tip over on your child. It is however a danger that can be minimized fairly easily...
Ways To Keep Ants Away
Ants are everywhere. In fact, they are one of the most common pests that you will find in your home. Even though they aren’t as harmful as termites, they can still do quite a bit of damage to your home. Some species will dig into the wood of your home,...
