Posts by Carl Mueller

So you just bought a new house with nice freshly painted walls. But your teenage son or daughter wants to start slapping posters and selfies on the wall with tape or some other fastening device that...

A water softener is a filtration system you can add in your home to remove high levels of minerals such as magnesium and calcium that contribute to hard water which is what occurs when these mineral...

Houses come with kitchens, right? Why is this even a question, you might ask? Our "kitchen" as supplied by the builder. It's standard in Germany for new homes to come with no fitted kitchen. You...

The rumor that Germans prefer to rent over buying a home has been largely true since World War II but in the past 20 years, things have begun to change. While Germans are still avid renters of...

Back in the day, vinyl floors were considered the lower end of flooring options given the cheap look that they typically produced. People used vinyl and linoleum in the same breath even though they...

When drywall gets wet, there's a chance you'll have to replace it. While some drywall water exposure can be repaired, at some point the damage will be too great and replacement is a better...