Now with all of the excitement that the fall season brings we can sometimes forget to check on our homes and make sure that its maintenance is in order. With each season there comes different needs for the home. Such as during the summer season you might want to pay more attention to your lawn…
Entry #2399, May 9, 2013 Your windows are not just decorative accessories but one of the essential structures at home. Windows serve as your access to outdoor surroundings. Also, your windows provide ventilation to your home. So it’s not just something installed without a purpose – home windows are vital structures. But windows need…
Entry #2074, February 6, 2012 If you’re like most homeowners, you’ve never had any desire to learn the art of plumbing. And yet, when you’re scratching your head, mystified about the cause of your leaky faucet, your clogged toilet, or the water stain that seems to have appeared on your basement ceiling, you might…
Entry #1892, December 1, 2012 They say the windows are the eyes of the home, and if your eyes are starting to look a little tired, it may be time to update the old girls. You can do this in several ways, through cosmetics, selective surgery, or an outright facelift. And even if you don’t…
Guest Blogger #664, Entry #1577, September 9, 2012 When it comes to certain parts of your home, do it yourself or DIY projects are easy to handle. While when it comes to repairs of important functioning parts of your home such as doors and windows, the answer may not be as easy. How handy are…
Entry #1429, August 1, 2012 If you’ve been thinking about investing into some real estate, rather than purchasing a brand new home (that can cost quite a bit of money), you may have been considering buying a “fixer upper”, instead. That way, you can get the property for much less money and then fix it…
Entry #1396, July 20, 2012 Keeping your windows clean and operating correctly is not an easy job – much more when you hear them squeaking and quirking. You will certainly get distracted by the sound and quite frankly it isn’t good for your windows. The good thing is that you can do something about it….
Entry #1383, July 11, 2012 Looking for worthwhile household fixes you can do in your spare time? All you need is no more than 15 minutes of your time to repair and maintain various parts of your home. Whether it is squeaky hinges that you never got around to, or it’s your stained tub that…
Guest Blogger #401, Entry #998, March 7, 2012 You stroll into the bathroom and discover water across the floor and say “oh no” to yourself. You look into the cabinet beneath the sink and find that one of the pipes has developed a leak. What should you do? Well, there are two options to treat…
Guest Blog #93, Entry #546, June 6, 2011 As we all try to improve our home environment and green our lives, have you ever considered that home repairs can also make your home eco-friendly? While many of us think that buying all new energy efficient appliances, and all new low-flow plumbing fixtures is the only…
Entry #214, July 16, 2010 Of the three houses that we’ve owned, the Gibson home that we moved into this last December has the noisiest bathroom exhaust fan in it! It seems as though the constant hum is an annoyance that we’ve become accustomed to. I came across this article from DIY Life that shows…