How to Prepare Your Home for Spring

2020-09-10T13:58:25+00:00

How to Prepare Your Home for Spring Cleaning out the guttering on a house Spring can be a great time to clear out clutter and start fresh. But, while you’re organizing closets and cleaning out cabinets, don’t forget to also tackle some basic home maintenance. Just like a car, some parts of your home need regular maintenance to [...]

How to Prepare Your Home for Spring2020-09-10T13:58:25+00:00

Quick Fix: How to Make a Door Draft Blocker

2020-09-10T16:11:07+00:00

Quick Fix: How to Make a Door Draft Blocker   Chilly winds can sneak into your house under your door. Not only do these drafts leave your toes cold, they may also waste energy because heat escapes through the opening, Energy.gov notes. This DIY draft blocker helps keeps the heat inside, so you can stay warm and toasty. Step [...]

Quick Fix: How to Make a Door Draft Blocker2020-09-10T16:11:07+00:00

Spring is Here: Get Your Home Ready!

2020-10-29T16:20:43+00:00

After a long, hard winter, spring is finally, hopefully, maybe even desperately, expected to arrive. Here are some home maintenance tips to help welcome the new season. Weatherstripping The Department of Energy (DOE) says weatherstripping the windows on your home is an easy and effective way to help save money on your energy bill. Weatherstripping is a [...]

Spring is Here: Get Your Home Ready!2020-10-29T16:20:43+00:00

Daylight Saving: 9 Important Tasks Beyond Changing Your Clocks

2020-10-29T16:26:34+00:00

Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday, when we set our clocks back an hour. Many of the devices we use to tell time will make that change automatically, but, of course, you’ll have to manually adjust some outliers: wall clocks, clock radios, microwave and stove clocks, car radio clocks, wrist watches, digital [...]

Daylight Saving: 9 Important Tasks Beyond Changing Your Clocks2020-10-29T16:26:34+00:00

How to Winterize the Inside of Your Home

2020-10-29T16:43:12+00:00

Homeowners typically know they need to protect the outside of their homes from winter weather extremes. But what about maintenance to help you stay comfortable and safe inside when the temperatures drop? Here are some considerations on where to start. Thermostat Ranges Energy.gov suggests using a programmable thermostat to maintain certain temperatures throughout the day. You may want to set yours [...]

How to Winterize the Inside of Your Home2020-10-29T16:43:12+00:00

5 Tips to Help Prevent Theft During the Holidays

2020-10-29T16:55:49+00:00

Good food, good cheer and, of course, gifts are some focal points of the holiday season. The hustle and bustle, however, may distract us from potential risks that can surround us this time of year. Thefts and break-ins may increase during the holidays since thieves often know that many families travel during the holiday season potentially leaving [...]

5 Tips to Help Prevent Theft During the Holidays2020-10-29T16:55:49+00:00

9 Home Maintenance Tasks for Fall

2020-10-29T18:23:50+00:00

Come Labor Day, after a few months of outdoor fun in the sun, you may start to think about moving indoors again. The kids have headed back to school, leaves are starting to turn color and the days are getting cooler and shorter. During this time when summer is winding down, but autumn hasn’t quite [...]

9 Home Maintenance Tasks for Fall2020-10-29T18:23:50+00:00
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