You might have heard the expression: “Sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!”. While this might seem like a funny thing to say before going to bed, in recent years, bed bugs have become a major scourge. Bed bugs were very common in years past, until a pesticide...

A type of heat that many find pleasant is that of radiant heating. Radiant heating can take many different forms. It could be from oil or water filled radiators installed along the walls, it could be from electric heaters, or it could be from pipes installed in your...

When you pull your wet clothes out of the washer, you might not think too much about how much water is in them, but just considering the added weight, you should have a pretty good idea. A good estimate is that a full load has about a gallon of water in it, but of...

How prepared are you for a natural disaster? Are you prepared for a disaster that might not be common in the area where you live? With weather patterns changing and civil unrest popping up where you least expect it, it makes sense to do everything possible to make...

For most homeowners, there are things that fall inside and outside their area of comfort, and some are willing to go further than others outside of this before they decide to call someone they can pay to do the job for them. Replacing your bathroom faucet is not as...

Ants come in many different varieties, and you can find them in most places on the earth. While some might be intrigued by ants, most of us will not be too happy to find them in our home. While ants aren’t too damaging to your home, they can still be a major nuisance,...

When a home inspection occurs, one of the most common issues to arise is a leak within the roof. As a response, many people say that they ‘never saw any water’ or that the roof is ‘fairly new’. Sadly, the roof is a vulnerable part of the house, so we have compiled a...

When buying a home, it is important to make sure that a radon test has been performed. You might ask yourself, though, what exactly is Radon? How dangerous is it? How common is it? What is involved in testing my home for it? Here are some answers to those questions:...

It's pretty easy to recognize the horrible odor sewer gas gives off.  If its leaking into your home, you will know how unpleasant it is.  Is the bad smell the only thing you should be worried about with sewer leaks though? Is it dangerous?  Leaking sewer gas can...

There are some terrible statistics associated with house fires in the United States, for example, approximately 3,000 people perish each year due to house fire related incidents. What is even more tragic is that many of these deaths could have been prevented if there...