Home Improvement

Hot water used to be something that sat at your fingertips on your bill every month. You paid to keep a tank heated all day whether you needed it or not. Heat the tank, maintain the temp, and hope nobody finishes their shower too early. That’s about all there is to it. Not an ideal system,…

Most people consider water filtration to involve visible contaminants—sediment, rust, some off-putting smell. But there exists an invisible world of undetectable and unrecognizable threats. Bacteria, viruses, microorganisms, not to mention float around in your water supply with no one even knowing until someone gets sick. That’s why UV technology exists instead. Instead of trying to…

For most people, home fire safety means a smoke alarm situated somewhere on a ceiling and that’s where it ends. Either it came with the house or someone took the time to purchase one due to a news report stating everyone needs one. But it doesn’t end there. Home fire safety is not a one-time thing…

Most people never look at their home like a storm would. You see paint and siding. A storm sees vulnerable spots, tiny openings, and materials that breakdown more each season. The hard part is that significant damage doesn’t make itself known. When leaks grow big enough to worry about or structural concern starts forming, it…

Owning an older home is a bit of a blessing and a curse. You get all the charm, quality construction, and attention to detail that new construction lacks. However, you fall victim to maintenance of such aged details without realizing it. The systems supporting a home were not necessarily designed for today’s capabilities. While the…

Yards tend to fall in one of two camps: they’re too well landscaped with a variety of expensive additions that all looked great in the planning stage but go unused, or they’re empty because no one ever got around to doing anything with them. The happy medium rarely exists, but you don’t need a bank…

Often, when people think of major renovations in their homes, they imagine sprawling aesthetic transformations that will inevitably transform their home values over time. This isn’t necessarily true. While there are some renovations that will pay off in the long run – decreasing expenses and increasing home valuation by thousands – others leave people sunk…