Home Maintenance
The Tide Mark On The Furnace Decides Everything After A Basement Flood
The water has gone down, the basement smells like a river, and the furnace is standing there with a brown line across its cabinet about...
The Black Streaks On Your Roof Are Alive, And The Roof Came With Their Food
If you stand across the street from a 10 year old house with asphalt shingles and look up at the roof, you will see them. Somewhere on ...
7 Warning Signs Your Home May Have Roots In The Sewer Line
A tree root usually gets into a sewer pipe through a gap that is already there, a joint that has shifted, a hairline crack, an old conn...
How Many Pillows A Bed Really Needs, And Where The Big One Goes
There is a ritual on most beds at 11 at night that takes about 4 minutes. The 2 big square pillows come off first, then the 2 in the sh...
What Your Water Meter Can Tell You That Your Bill Cannot
This is not the story of one particular house, it is something that happens in most of them. My water bills were annoying me for a long...
HVAC Warranty Registration Deadlines by Brand — Trane, Carrier, Lennox, Rheem + Reasons Explained
Most articles on this subject warn you about what is coming. Skip a filter, let someone unqualified near the refrigerant lines, and one...
Why Do Some Roof Repairs Fail After the Next Heavy Rain?
Rain, rain, go away, my roof is very weak today.
Our roofs can look fixed on a dry afternoon and then feel they are leaking again th...
HVAC Warranty Registration Deadlines by Brand — Trane, Carrier, Lennox, Rheem + Reasons Explained
Most articles on this subject warn you about what is coming. Skip a filter, let someone unqualified near the refrigerant lines, and one...
How to Keep Your Home Cool and Comfortable During Extreme Summer Heat
Sunny windows make an air conditioner work two to three times harder. Everything else on this page is small change next to that
Sum...
Smart Home Maintenance Habits That Save You Money and Stress
There is an old Dutch line about this, and it is not a comfortable one. Wie het kleine niet eert, is het grote niet weerd. Whoever does...
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