How are You Wired?

[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Living in an older home comes with many unique challenges. Many times the outside might look new...

Dryer Vent – Clean It Out

Many fires today from a home can be caused by lint buildup in a dryer vent leaving to the outside of the home. So it’s important that you conduct some preventive maintenance on your vent pipe in order to reduce the chances of lint building up. This article will...

How Hot is Too Hot?

Do you know how hot the water from your water heater is? It can vary somewhat, but in general, it will be between 120 and 160 degrees depending on how you have it set. At 160 degrees it will only take a few seconds before you are scalded, and there are many young...

A Place for Everything…

Do you care whether your home is all neat and straightened out or a complete mess? Truth is, some don’t really get bothered by having their home in a state of disarray, while others want everything just so. Does it really matter whether you tidy up around your home or...

Using Tape to Sample for Mold

Sometimes we might find some substance that looks like mold in our home, but we don’t know for sure if it is. The best way to make sure is to send in a sample to a lab for testing, but you want to make sure that you don’t damage your home when removing a sample. There...