Home Maintenance Tip: How to Drain Your Hot Water Heater
Most people are not aware that performing maintenance on your hot water heater will help it run more efficiently and last longer. Depending on the quality of your water, there are likely minerals and other sediment that settle to the bottom of your hot water heater. Over time, this sediment accumulates and can compromise the […]
Home Maintenance Tip: Clean Your Refrigerator Coils
Other than wiping up spills and cleaning the drawers, perhaps you have never considered performing maintenance on your refrigerator. But, you should. Refrigerators are the second largest energy consumer in your house after your heating and air conditioning system. They can account for as much as 15% of your electric bill each month. A refrigerator […]
Home Maintenance Tip: How to Get Rid of Yellow Jackets
Did uninvited guests show up at last back yard cookout? No, not the neighbors down the street, but yellow jackets, a type of wasp. Yellow jackets can be aggressive and deliver multiple painful stings that can cause an allergic reaction. It’s best to get rid of yellow jackets’ nests as soon as they show up. […]
Home Maintenance Tip: Clean your Dryer Vent
Clothes dryers are fairly simple appliances. Hot air is used to dry the clothes while they tumble around the drum. Moisture from the wet clothes and warm air is vented to the exterior. In the drying process, lint is created when fabric fibers are removed from the clothes. Lint will build up in the lint […]
Home Maintenance Tip: How to Clean Your Outdoor Furniture
After cleaning your deck or patio, you may have noticed that your outdoor furniture is looking a little rugged. To prolong the life of lawn furniture, it’s a good idea to clean it a couple of times each year. Outdoor furniture comes in a variety of materials including plastic, wood, aluminum, wicker and wrought iron. […]
Home Maintenance Tip: What Do You Do with the Stuff After Decluttering Your Garage?
The time finally arrived and you are decluttering your garage. Have you wondered what you are going to do with all the things you remove from your garage? It’s best to figure this out before you get started. Here are some possibilities to consider: 1) Rent a dumpster if your garage is really full. Dumpsters […]
Home Maintenance Tip: Why You Need to Inspect Your Crawlspace
Crawl spaces can be dark, dirty and even a little creepy. You may have avoided ever entering your crawl space inspection. Yet, the crawl space is one of the most important areas of a house. It is often the home to plumbing pipes, electrical wiring, heating and air conditioning equipment and ductwork as well as […]
Home Maintenance Tip: How to Check for Termites
Do you gasp when you hear the word “termites?” There’s good reason to be concerned. Termites cause billions of dollars of damage to homes and other structures each year and are found in all the states except Alaska. Because termites eat wood from the inside, homeowners are often unaware of the damage until it is […]
Home Maintenance Tip: How to Prepare to Inspect Your Crawl Space
Crawl spaces are the areas underneath your living space where many components of your house reside. Examples include plumbing pipes, electrical wiring and heating and air conditioning equipment. The crawl space access door may be on the interior of the house but usually is on the exterior. So, you’re now convinced of the importance of […]
Home Maintenance Tip: How to Clean Out Your Garage
Are your cars parked in your driveway even though you have a two-car garage? Well, you aren’t the only one. Lawn and garden equipment and supplies typically reside in a garage. But, garages often become the default location for all “the stuff” with no other place to go. At a certain point, there is no […]