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8 Things You Should Never Do to Your Home Read more: http://www.homeadvisor.com/article.show.8-Things-You-Should-Never-Do-to-Your-Home.14214.html#ixzz2NHXAXi6T

The list for things you should do to your home is endless—change furnace filter, clean gutters, leave a faucet running when it's freezing out—but there are likewise many things you shouldn't do. Of course, "set it on fire", "paint it all black", and "take off the roof" are gimmes, but we've come up with the top 8 items to be avoided that many people already ... Read More »

Want A Healthier Way To Deal With Pests?

Most of us have had to deal with pests at one time or another. Maybe we've had mice sneak into our home or garage during the colder months. Some of us have had the misery of dealing with cockroaches that we brought into our home in some boxes of food. Or maybe we've had an ant invasion during the summer. What these all have in common is that pests are com ... Read More »

Preparing Your Home for Sale

As a homeowner, you can play an important part in the timely sale of your property. When you take the following steps, you’ll help me sell your home faster, at the best possible price. The easiest and most reliable way to improve the appeal of your home is to enlist a quality home service professional. The right professional can help you get everything in ... Read More »

Powering Your Home On Solar Energy

Solar energy is one of the greatest sources of power available. You can power your home with solar energy when you read the following tips. The key to getting a good solar energy system is to know your seller. Since the increase in popularity in solar power, many sellers have arisen, creating a difference in price and quality with them. Many sellers will tr ... Read More »

Boost your homes value: four projects with the most bang for your buck

(ARA) - No matter if the housing market is up or down, you always want to ensure home remodeling projects are wise investments. Luckily, according to Remodeling magazine’s Cost vs. Value Report 2011-2012, there are several home improvement projects that will provide significant enjoyment to you now – and could recoup a majority of your dollars whenever you d ... Read More »

Letting Out Your Own Home

Things are still tough out there, no matter what anyone says. Some of my friends who are home-owners are now considering letting out their home to try and cover the mortgage. I really feel for them. Shelly, (not her real name), saved up for years for the deposit on her apartment in Putney. She lives just around the corner from me. Her hours have been cut an ... Read More »

Easy Oven Cleaning Tips

Cleaning an oven is not fun, but you have to do it in order to keep your kitchen clean. The amount of cleaning time varies based on the type of oven and the cleaning solutions you are going to use. In this post, we are going to explain some simple methods for cleaning conventional ovens. The easiest and most convenient method to clean a common oven is to ... Read More »

How To Keep Your Refrigerator Clean - Top Cleaning Tips To Freshen Up Your Fridge

The refrigerator is a very important household item because this is where we store our food and drinks. A good refrigerator will serve us well because this will make sure all our food items (as well as everything we place inside the fridge) are properly preserved and considerably healthy for us to eat. However, a good refrigerator can turn bad if we do no ... Read More »

How To Mount A TV On Your Wall

So, you’ve just bought your new flat screen television and you’re very excited about watching your favourite TV and films on it. But first things first, you need to get it up on the wall before you can switch it on and get it set up. Where do you start? Mounting or hanging a TV on the wall is relatively simple to do and should take you around an hour or so t ... Read More »

A New Solution Found for Dirty Sock Syndrome

"They call it ˜Dirty Sock" syndrome because that's what it smells like, just like a gym locker," said David Debien, owner of Central City Air in Houston and known throughout the country as an air conditioning guru. "It started showing up 10 or 12 years ago and it has been a difficult problem to solve. We thought it only occurred in the hot and humid climat ... Read More »