Many older homes have beautiful masonry work outside their home, but sometimes it is neglected and because of that deteriorating. To avoid having that happen to your outside masonry work, what should you keep in mind? The worst enemy of masonry work is water. If water...

Dealing with mold is never fun. It can cause all kinds of health issues, and it comes with a musky smell that will make your basement (or whatever other area where the mold is growing) unpleasant to spend time in. The fight against mold can be won, however, and your...

When the market is "hot", many people do whatever they can to get into a home. There may be 5 or more people bidding on the same house as you - and this can be very stressful. It is even more stressful if you are under pressure to get into a home. For instance, if...

It's probably one of the first things on people's minds when they are buying a home and getting a home inspection - the roof. How old is it? Is it leaking? Is it in good condition? These are just some of the many questions a home inspector gets when looking at a...

Having your home broken into can be one of the worst experiences in your life. Some homeowners will say that they never felt safe in their own home after they had been broken into, and others found that they needed to move altogether to be able to feel comfortable...

There are no perfect heating and cooling solutions. You will always have some loss, no matter how efficient the system is, but a forced air system that has leaky ducts can be one of the biggest energy wasters in a home. Ducts are more likely to start leaking near the...

Using the power of the sun to heat up shouldn’t be a new thing for any of us. It’s easy to see how it works just by sitting out in the sun for a little while and feel its heat, but how can you make use of this to save money when it comes to your home? Well, the...

Do you love birds? Maybe you feed them and enjoy watching them from your window. While birdwatching can be a fun and relaxing way to spend your time, birds can cause a lot of issues for a homeowner. Before you start putting out those birdfeeders, consider these facts....

When you notice that the water in your shower isn’t running down the drain as quickly as you used to, you might be facing a lot of frustration. It is not nice to take a shower only to have the dirty water pool around your ankles, but fortunately, you might be able to...

No one likes waste, but sometimes when we think there is an abundance of a resource, we might not be as careful as we should with it. Take water for example. All around us, we see water, and it literally falls down from the sky at regular intervals. Freshwater that is...