Wasps can disrupt your outdoor life. The types that you most commonly find around your home are either hornets, yellowjackets and paper wasps. Wasps, unlike bees do not feed on pollen, instead they are predatory, which is one reason why they easily become a problem...

For parents, the safety of their children is of foremost concern. They will do a lot to keep them safe at school, when traveling on the road and in the public in general, but what about in your home? Many might assume that your home is a safe place for children, but...

If your windows in your home appear foggy, even white-tinted, and they can’t be cleared up, what might be the problem? This condition is caused when a double pane window has failed. In between the panes of the windows there is a gas that works as an insulator to make...

The sun - we’ve all been waiting for it to come back after the winter, and most of us love the heat it provides. However, sometimes you might get too much of a good thing, especially inside your home. If you have many windows, you might experience the same effect a...

As summer gets ever closer, many homeowners are preparing their homes for increased heat. If you don’t have central air conditioning, or if there are rooms where you need some extra cold air, the solution is usually a window mounted air conditioner. These units are...

Is it worth it to go get the cheapest inspector you can find, just to get the formality of an inspection done when buying a home? The answer is always no. If your inspector doesn’t have the tools, training and expertise needed to make a thorough and full inspection,...

What do you have on your floors? You might not be aware what type of flooring you have currently, but if it is time to replace it, have you given linoleum some thought? Why should you consider linoleum to be a good choice? If you are concerned about the environment,...

One of the earliest manufactured roofing materials is clay roofing, and still today, it is commonly in use. In fact, some of the clay roofs that you see today could have been around when your grandparents were kids. Since clay lasts such a long time, it is definitely...

If you have pests, weeds or similar problems, the quick and simple solution could be a pesticide. While pesticides have become less harmful than they were in the past, there are still quite a few safety precautions that you should take when using and storing...

None of us like to have weird smells in our house. This is especially the case in your kitchen since that is where you get your food from, but unfortunately, this is where they will pop up most often. Some of the obvious culprits are your garbage and your fridge, but...