Dealing With The Horrors Of An Old, Leaking Basement

I’m thinking of a place where it is dim, gloomy, wet, and musty, and it is not a haunted house. No, it is an old, leaky basement. You already know what I’m talking about. It is the kind of environment where mold spores float through the air, mildew coats pipes and cardboard boxes, and you [...]

Make the Most of Your Outside Living space with Pergola Covers!

For most of us, the whole point of a pergola is to enjoy a bit of living space wide open in the great outdoors. Isn’t that the reason behind the open walls and roofs? Yes, in a lot of situations, it is. However, folks in many climates have found that their pergolas are more flexible [...]

Handling Basement Water Damage

For several years we lived in a home having a basement that flooded whenever there was too much rain, mainly because city storm sewers were inadequate to take care of the run-off. The first time we found this problem was when my child was just a week old, and my husband arrived and woke me [...]

What Kinds of Home Maintenance / Repair Is It Possible To Do For Yourself?

You can get away from paying the high cost of a home contractor by doing maintenance / repair for your home whenever feasible.. But you shouldn’t tackle certain jobs by yourself, unless you are an expert.
In some cases your local building code may prohibit anyone but a licensed contractor from doing the work. In [...]