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Category: Home Maintenance Tip

Home Maintenance Tip: Clean your Dryer Vent
Posted on August 15, 2014

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
Posted on August 06, 2014

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?
Posted on July 31, 2014

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
Posted on July 25, 2014

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
Posted on July 19, 2014

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
Posted on July 11, 2014

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
Posted on July 03, 2014

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

Home Maintenance Tip: How to Control Mosquitoes in Your Yard
Posted on June 20, 2014

So, you didn’t get around to using those mosquito prevention tips and now the mosquitoes are stalking your every move outdoors. Besides the mosquito bite sting and the itching that can last for days, mosquitoes can carry deadly diseases including West Nile virus and other forms of encephalitis. So, what can you do now that

Home Maintenance Tip: How to Keep Mosquitoes Out of Your Yard
Posted on June 13, 2014

Now that warm weather has arrived, so have the mosquitoes. There are over 200 species of mosquitoes in the United States of which 60+ species are native to North Carolina. Mosquitoes are not only a nuisance but also are also responsible for the transmission of serious diseases such as malaria and encephalitis including the West

Home Maintenance Tip: Clean Your Exterior Window Glass
Posted on June 06, 2014

Washing the exterior of your windows may not be your favorite chore, but there are reasons why it should be done twice a year, once in the late spring and once in the fall. Besides giving your home a neat and attractive appearance, cleaning your window glass helps to protect one of the biggest assets