Are you a new homeowner? If so, it’s important to understand some of the common issues that you might face with your new home, as well as the steps you should take to deal with them if they arise. Home Heating and Cooling If your heater is going to go out, I promise it will do it on the coldest day of the year. (Your AC unit will follow suit and flake out in the middle of July.) To avoid ...
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3 Home Improvements That Add Value to Your House
As homeowners, we often dream of different home improvements, don't we? Not the things we HAVE to do, but the ones we'd really like to do. Big changes that will make a big difference now and in the future because, let's face it: certain home improvements can really add value to your house. If you ever decide to sell your house, there are few improvements that will almost always help you get the ...
Simple Chores that Make Your Home Much Safer
Home safety is something we sometimes take for granted, right? I mean, I lock my doors at night and keep the batteries in our smoke alarms, but I don't always think much more about it. We tend to worry a bit more about making sure our homes have a little wow factor, right? But the stuff that actually keeps your house from going up in flames or flooding the kitchen isn’t always obvious. It’s little ...
Simple Ways to Make your Home Easier to Maintain
There's no way around it. One of the hardest things about having a home is maintaining it. There's always something to do. There's always something to fix. Things happen. Pipes burst. Toilets overflow. Kids take markers to freshly painted walls. Homeowners' to-do lists stay long. So, how can we make it a little easier to maintain our homes? Here are a few simple suggestions: Learn ...