Home Improvement

Oct
02

Need a chimney cleaning?

Posted In: Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Neighborhood Businesses
(sing to the tune of the Calomine Lotion jingle) “Icky, sticky, drippy, crusty…oh I see that shiny stuff-y!” (end song) You know what I am talking about, right? Huh? CREOSOTE! That black stuff that sticks to the inside of your chimney. The stuff that, when you open your flue, sometimes trickles down in a fine, powdery substance. Did you know [...]
Sep
04

Are you being greenwashed?

Posted In: Home Improvement, Neighborhood Businesses
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Everywhere you turn, it’s green this, green that. I feel like my skin is turning green! But just how green are the products you are using? I recently met with Becky Hatt, an Interior Designer with HAUS, an interior design and architecture firm which specializes in green building. “Companies are starting to capitalize on all of the hype surrounding the [...]
Sep
02

A call you will have to make

Posted In: For the Heck of It, Home Improvement, Web/Tech
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You have the keys to your new house. The power is turned on, everything is moved in. Still haven’t turned on your phone? Perhaps you shouldn’t… I don’t think it will be long before landlines become a part of the landfills. Today, 14% of American adults are using their cell phone as their primary phone line, no landline required. And [...]
Nov
20

Childproof your home in minutes!

Posted In: Home Improvement, Home Maintenance
So my daughter is becoming mobile. I got down on all fours, which, coincidently is right at her level, and went exploring through my house. Oh the things that I saw. Oh man, we are in for it. As I am taking her around to other people’s homes I am realizing how unsafe many homes are for the tots in [...]
Jun
04

What’s Hot…What’s Not

Posted In: For the Heck of It, Home Improvement
What’s Hot -Cozy, small homes on a big lot -Earth colors- brown, green, etc., as well as handmade accessories -Informal living spaces like an oversize family room and an open kitchen -Exotic hardwood floors like bamboo and Brazilian cherry -Mudrooms with cubbies, chests, and benches for kids and dogs -Marble, limestone, and concrete kitchen countertops What’s Not -McMansions -The cold [...]
Nov
16

Does that drip keep you up at night?

Posted In: Home Improvement, Home Maintenance
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The past decade has proven an increasing demand for water in our homes, industry, and agriculture, resulting in water shortages in many parts of the United States. In certain parts of Texas homeowners can only water their lawn on Thursday’s between 5pm and 10pm. One can only assume that this upward trend will continue and this, together with the effects [...]