Keep Your Family Safe With Snow Guards

Winter is coming once again, and with it, snow. As little as you might want to think about that, it does call for some advance preparation on your part. If you live in an area where there is a lot of snowfall, your house might be equipped with snow guards. These are...

Fireplace Fuel – What You Should Use

Having a fireplace in your home is an excellent way to provide natural heat for your family. However, fireplaces and wood stoves are only meant to have one fuel, and when you use other fuels, what can result? Well that’s what will be discussed today. The first and...

Preparing Your Furnace For The Winter

During the summer time, it can be extremely hot in your home. But when winter rolls around, you are definitely going to want a source of heat, mainly your furnace. So before winter even rolls around, you want to make sure that you have your furnace in tip top shape,...

Installing Insulation To Your Water Pipes

In the winter time, the temperature can drop so low that it can actually freeze the pipes in your house, causing them to rupture, flood your house, and cause massive water damage to your personal property. How do you prevent this from happening to your home? Well this...

What In The World Are Fire-Stops?

Fire-stops – what are they? It is a simple passive fire prevention method that can diminish the chance of a fire spreading throughout your home through holes in your wall. These openings are mainly found around the perimeter of pipe channels, PVC, and electrical...

Radon in Ontario?

When buying a home, it is important to make sure that a radon test has been performed. A certified home inspector usually does this as part of the seller’s home inspection. You might ask yourself, though, what exactly is Radon? How dangerous is it? How common is it?...