Keep Air Inside With Caulk

One of the easiest home maintenance tips you can find is checking and replacing caulk around windows and doors. Air stays inside and critters stay outside when the caulk blocks their path. Caulk breaks down over time, leaving spaces for insects to come in and air to escape. The process is fairly inexpensive and can…

Inspect and Repair Your Roof

When it comes to home maintenance tips, there are plenty. However, very few are as important as those pertaining to the maintenance of your roof. Your roof protects your home’s interior and your belongings from the elements and helps to maintain the integrity of your home’s structure. For this reason, you want to ensure it…

Cleaning Mold With Bleach? Think Twice!

If your instinct when you see mold is to reach for the bottle of bleach, stop right there! You’ve probably been told all your life that chlorine bleach is the best way to clean mold off of surfaces like drywall, but the truth is that you should probably think twice about using it. Eliminating Surviving Spores…

The Benefits of Adding Insulation to a Home

Of all the easy home maintenance projects you can take care of yourself, insulating is one of the most beneficial. Almost every area of the house benefits from having high-quality insulation in the walls. Here’s all of the ways this project can help: Better moisture protection: During winter weather, making sure all areas of the…

Seasonal Candles Add a Classy Touch

Wintertime brings a number of home décor and ornamentation options, prompting the struggle of deciding between numerous styles and trends. If you’re looking for little ways to change up the look of your home for the winter season without breaking the bank or majorly disrupting any part of your house, candles are a simple choice…

Is It Too Late to Act on Radon?

After living in your home for decades, you likely feel that you know it inside and out. One of the myths about radon is that there is little use in testing your home for it if you’ve lived on your property for years upon years. It’s Never Too Late Rather than the amount of radon,…

Flashing Maintenance Keeps Water From Your Roof

Home maintenance tips often start by focusing on the roof. Add checking your roof’s flashing to your maintenance list, as the flashing is what keeps water from penetrating the roof and causing leaks. Your roof may have more than one of the small strips of metal flashing depending on how complicated your roof line. Look…

Fix Your Washer to Help Your Monthly Budget

You probably put your washer to good use throughout the week. Eventually, water lines to this appliance can wear out, causing problems with the unit and affecting your utility bills. Proper upkeep and inspection can preserve the machine and keep you from wasting water. Look Out For Leaks It is common for the water lines…

Do You Really Need to Have Mold Removed From Your Home?

Mold is an incredibly common, naturally occurring substance. Even the cleanest homes have at least some trace amounts of mold spores on surfaces or in the air. Some types of mold are completely harmless or even healthy. But what about the mold on the surfaces of your home? Even though the CDC and EPA recognize…

Give Your Hardwood Flooring a Fresh Shine

Your hardwood floors were built to be tough, but even they need some tender loving care every now and then. Bring your hardwood floors back to life by giving them a thorough cleaning. Vacuum them, and then mop with a cleaner that is specifically made for hardwood floors—you don’t want to accidentally cause any damage,…