The process of buying a home is both exciting and nerve-wracking. You've found your dream house, your offer has been accepted, and the finish line seems within reach. However, before you pop the champagne and celebrate your new home, there's one crucial step you...

Have you recently moved into a new home? Moving house can be an extremely stressful time, and you will likely want to spend some time settling in before starting any house-related projects. Something that should be done as soon as possible, though, is setting up a...

If you have loved ones that are getting older, you may be wondering in what ways you can take care of them while helping them to maintain a level of independence. If they are still able to live in their homes, it is a good idea from time to time to look for any...

Are you tired of your showerhead? Some homes still have decades old shower-heads attached to their shower from when the home was built. Others have cheap shower heads that are failing and falling apart. If you want to take care of this in your home, it is not a very...

Like so many things inside your home, it’s easy to forget about your average water heater until something goes wrong with it. It could be that you have a yearly or bi-yearly routine of hiring a professional to do a full system flush of your water heater, and if you...

The word “pesticides” has a bad reputation for many people. However, most households in America make use of pesticides all the time. Whether it’s to kill bugs, rodents, or weeds, these chemicals are extremely common. The most harmful pesticide chemicals are much more...

In our last post, we emphasized some important safety considerations when it comes to using power strips. Continuing our theme of powering electronic devices in your home, we’d like to discuss the topic of surge protection. Surge protectors have an important role to...

In a two-part series of blog posts, we want to explore the topic of powering your electronics. In the next post, we’ll talk about surge protection. In this post, though, let’s talk about some things to keep in mind when it comes to using power strips. Power strips can...

Do you know how you should act in case of a tornado coming toward your home? In some areas of the country, people are more educated in the dangers that tornadoes pose, but in others, they only know what they have seen in movies and on the news. Therefore, it might be...

Wood roofing is one of the more expensive types of roofing materials that you can choose. So why would you do it? In most cases, the choice is made because of the nice appearance of a wood roof. Some might choose it because it is made from a renewable resource and...