The Benefits of a Water Softener

As someone who takes pride in your person and home, you wouldn’t think of going to work in dirty clothes. Serving a meal on dirty dishes. Or inviting guests over without first cleaning your bathroom from top to bottom. Cleanliness is a great quality. But don’t you just hate it when you’re doing all that… Read more »

Bathroom Remodeling Trends Worth Rethinking

“Hey honey, I have a great idea for our bathroom renovation. Let’s add wall-to-wall carpeting!” Probably not something you’d say – let alone ever consider – but there was a time when homeowners did in fact cover their bathroom floors with carpet. Luckily, not all home design trends are meant to last forever. Here are… Read more »

Signs of an Air Conditioning Duct Leak

If you have an HVAC installed, you may have learned How to install an HVAC air duct yourself to improve the system. This is very impressive, but it also gives you more ducts to keep an eye on for leaks. You may inevitably start seeing some issues with the ducts over time and end up… Read more »

How to Prepare for a Home Renovation

There are lots of reasons to consider engaging in a home renovation. From ratty-looking to outdated, uncomfortable, need more space, or just plain “I’m sick of looking at it,” that’s about all it takes to jump into action. Our advice, however, is not to jump too fast or too far before carefully planning the project… Read more »

Pre-Season Air Conditioning Start-Up Hints and Tips

Summer is rapidly approaching. With it comes warmer temperatures and an increased amount of use for your home’s air conditioning system. Before you start it up this summer, you should run through the following pre-season air conditioning start-up hints and tips to make sure it works to the fullest of its abilities. Remember: nobody likes… Read more »

Set Money Aside for Home Improvements

“Say what?!” Sure, you scrimped and saved to purchase your home, and now you’re there – goal achieved, and dream realized. So, no more need to keep setting money aside, right, other than for retirement, your kids’ educations, and so on? Uh, not so fast. You see, home may be where the heart is, but… Read more »

5 Home Service New Year’s Resolutions

So it’s the beginning of the year, and you are looking at yourself in the mirror. This is your year. The year that you take back the control of your home. You said this last year, but this time, it’s different. Now, where to start? We know that it may be daunting facing all of… Read more »

Common Home Plumbing Problems

If you’re a pessimist, you expect things to go wrong, and that’s not a terrible way to be once you really think about it. Because once something does go wrong, you’re not really surprised – assuming, of course, you’re a true pessimist. Optimists, on the other hand, always assume the best. When a plumbing problem… Read more »

How to Avoid Home Remodeling Mistakes

If you’ve ever taken on a home remodeling project – and lived to tell about it – you likely have stories to tell. Stories of trials and tribulations. Budgets exceeded. Workmanship that fell short of your expectations. Blown timetables. And who knows what else. So, before you embark on your first (or next) remodeling project,… Read more »