When you think of leather, you probably think about leather seats in your car or the living room sofa. Do you go to your closet where your favorite leather jacket, boots, or purse are sitting? But you probably never imagined using recycled leather in your bathroom, or any other part of your …
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Find Your Home Inspector at InterNACHI
Being able to find a certified home inspector near your house, through an organization like the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) is really helpful. It's the largest organization of residential and commercial inspectors offering their members and impressive menu of …
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Our Homes Yesterday & Today
We're seeing so many changes in our homes, that we often forget what things used to look like. Most young people today have never seen the old black phone on the left. They certainly can't imagine how exciting the princess phone (center) was when it was introduced in 1959, even more than the …
Weep Holes Let Unwanted Water Escape
Weep holes are an important concept when it comes to maintaining your home. They're not well understood though, because they're difficult to find (look where the white stick is pointing) and sometimes confusing, when you don't understand why there's a hole in your home's exterior envelope. So …
Digital Doorbell for Smart Homes
It's hard to remember phones attached to the wall, as who doesn't have a cell phone today. And our phones are so much more than a phone with built-in cameras, GPS and a boom box you can program. In many ways our phones are becoming an extension of who we are, with the apps we can run on them. So …
Rainscreen
A rainscreen isn't one product or feature. It's more of an installation technique where a gap is created between the siding on your house, and the water/weather barrier behind the siding. This rainscreen gap allows any water that penetrates the siding, to have an easy way to exit your house with …
