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Can I Use Exterior Paint Inside (Is It Safe)?

Your home is a chemical wasteland when you add up the contaminants from personal care products, cleaning products, smoke and odors from cooking, deodorants and other aerosol products as well fumes...

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How Do You Redirect Water Runoff? (Downspouts)

Dealing with runoff rain water is an important part of home maintenance and safety since basement flooding can occur if you don't take it seriously. While there are guidelines you should follow to...

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New Construction House Problems (Fix These)

When my wife and I bought a brand new house from the builder for the first time we were surprised by the number of issues that we had after we took possession. Perhaps with hindsight we shouldn't...

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When Should You Replace A Furnace (Replacement Cost)

Having walked into a freezing cold house in two consecutive Januaries when the ignitor on our furnace broke, I can confirm that the furnace is something you just expect to work but immediately notice...

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Working From Home: COVID-19 Physical & Mental Health

2020 introduced a new generation of people - both employees and students - about the joys of working and studying from home. If you appreciate and value the lack of a commute and have enough space at...

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Heat Pump vs Furnace vs AC (Costs, Comparison)

If you have a forced air system in your home you probably either have a furnace for heating in the winter, an air conditioning (AC) unit for cooling in the summer, or both. A heat pump is an option...

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Did You Know….

…the small gaps you see on the exterior of your brick home every so often are called weeping holes. So while you might think the builder forgot to put cement in between some bricks, it was done on purpose. It allows water and moisture from behind the brick wall to drip out if necessary.

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