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With the high winds, freezing rain, and snow that old man winter brings comes power outages, and with power outages comes a need for generators and generator maintenance. But which generator can meet the demands of your home or business? Do you need an automatic generator or a manual one? How much wattage? If you [...]
DryX Waterproofing company is advising owners to seriously consider waterproofing their basements in the light of another brutal winter forecast for 2012. Freezing winter weather bringing snow and sleet, can cause moisture to seep or leak through the sides of homes due to poor or no waterproofing. A leaky basement will most often require expensive [...]
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Woodstream Corporation, a global manufacturer of animal control products including FiShock and Zareba brand of electronic containment systems that provide safe, economical alternatives to barbed wire fencing, now offers information about how to maintain electric fencing systems via the company’s online learning center. Updated information added to the site can help fence owners save thousands [...]
Winter’s pending arrival brings with it the possibility of severe weather. DTE Energy continually prepares for the aftermath of winter storms that may hit Southeastern Michigan and urges its customers to do the same. Customers are reminded to keep safety as their top priority and to always stay away from any downed power lines that [...]
The garage door is the largest moving object in the home. When installed properly, they give many years of uninterrupted service. Occasionally, they need repair or maintenance to keep functioning properly. One of the common issues homeowners face with garage doors is torsion springs. These springs allow the door to move up and down smoothly. [...]
As nights become longer and colder, many people will spend more time indoors with family and friends. Furnaces and fireplaces are often the go-to sources to keep homes warm and cozy. Before blasting the heat, remember the importance of conducting routine inspections and maintenance of your gas heating appliances for the upcoming winter months. Fall [...]
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The home improvement revolution is here and starting, where else, but New York City. Meet the newest online home improvement service center, ClickandImprove.com, where home and apartment owners can tackle their home improvements and repairs with an easy to use system of needs identification to solution, yielding delivery of a pre-screened contractor. Best of all, [...]
Remodeling Magazine, in its annual “Remodeling 550 Ranking,” has named Sun Design the nation’s 30th largest full-service residential remodeling company — and the second largest in Virginia — based on 2009 revenue. The Remodeling 550 is a list of the nation’s largest residential renovation companies. It comprises four categories: full service, specialty and replacement, insurance [...]
With the extremely heavy snowfall that the mid-Atlantic has seen this season, ice dams are becoming a common problem. Ice dams occur when when melting snow and ice refreeze around the gutter line of a roof and prevent water from flowing off the structure, thereby creating a dam. This dammed up pool of moisture then [...]
With the housing market on the brink of recovery, now is the perfect time to start your career as a building inspector. As foreclosed homes are snapped up for investment purposes the flip sale will be under closer scrutiny than ever. With damaged homes pouring into the market place investors will attempt to shortcut the [...]