Most homeowners find it easier to hire a carpet cleaning service to clean their carpets. Many homeowners don't realize they can and should, clean their upholstered furniture at the same time as they're getting the carpets done. While you're going to pay for this service, it will also help you extend …
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Real Estate: What is Happening & Why?
Housing and the economy are changing in ways noone understands. When I found William Olson's blog (link below with quote), I had to share it so those who want to learn more about the economy and why today's housing market is stalled. William is an "urbanologist" and author with his work published by …
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Ceiling Fans: Summer and Winter?
Most people use ceiling fans in the summer, creating a downdraft that causes a wind-chill effect. The skin evaporates slight amounts of water from the sweat glands, providing cooling through the skin's surface. The air is only moved, not cooled so you want to turn the fan off when there are no …
Energy Vampires: Find & Tame Them
Many electronic devices continue to draw power when they're turned off. Some of these are intentional, i.e. your television remote will only work if there's power in the television to receive signals. Unfortunately this standby power wastes a tremendous amount of energy ... or roughly 68 …
Weatherstripping Can Save You Money
Weatherstripping is a very useful tool to stop air leaks around your doors and windows. Where ever you can see, or more important, feel air moving, there's a gap and you're losing your warm (or cooled) air to the outdoors.Weatherstripping can be added to your doors and window sashes to reduce the …
Who’s Changing the Toilet Seat?
Toilets have a lot of moving parts and these parts get used quite a bit so guess what? Toilets need more repair than most other things in your home. This makes learning how to do your own toilet repairs, like replacing the toilet seat, more practical as you'll learn skills you'll use multiple times. …
