How to Prepare Drywall for Painting
Painting can be done easily in most homes. However, when it comes to drywall, there is background knowledge that you need to understand before you start painting. There is prep that needs to be...
Monthly Archive: August 2022
Prevent Frozen Pipes this Winter with These Fall Water Maintenance Tips
Water damage can occur in your home all year round, including in the middle of winter. One of the biggest sources of water damage and indoor flooding in the winter is burst pipes. Pipes...
How to Choose and Use the Right Smoke Detector for Your Home
It is extremely important to have a working smoke alarm in your home so you can keep yourself and your family safe from a fire. Fire alarms give us an opportunity to escape a...
How to Remove Mold Odors from the Refrigerator
Sometimes even with proper cleaning and maintenance, refrigerators can get moldy. This is because mold forms in dark and damp conditions. Once it combines with bacteria, leftover food particles, and moisture it becomes a...
Things that Are (and Are Not) Biohazard Materials
Biohazard materials can be found everywhere, from the workplace to the classroom. These materials are defined as biological substances contaminated with potentially infectious agents. It’s important to differentiate between what constitutes biohazard materials and...
How Water and Condensation Affects Indoor and Outdoor Light Bulbs and Light Fixtures
Light bulbs and light fixtures are exposed to a variety of conditions both inside and outside of the house–rain, steam, cold, etc. For this reason, it is highly likely that every homeowner will encounter...
What to Do When a Roof Leak Floods a Home
A roof leak can be caused by many things. Usually, leaks form due to old, corroded pipes that end up with holes in them. Pipes can also loosen at their connection and cause a...
How to Help a Hoarder Clean up – Hoarding Help
Hoarding is a psychological disorder. People who hoard compulsively collect things, to the point where their homes become filled with just about everything they encounter. This includes garbage, junk mail, food products, consumer goods,...
10 Steps Used by Professionals to Restore Flooded Basements
The basement is the most commonly flooded area of a home for several reasons. Natural flooding and heavy rain enters basements easily through seepage and cracks in the foundation. Basements are also vulnerable to...
How to Repair and Refinish Countertops
Summary: Refinishing Loose Edges: Clean and re-glue loose laminate edges using appropriate adhesives and tools. Repairing Laminate Bubbles: Attempt re-gluing or replace the bubbled section with a matching laminate sheet. Fixing Scratches: Use color-matched...
