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- Home Inspector Career Info By Gil Strachan
The Road WarriorIn response to a flood of inquiries about getting into the home inspection business, we offer the following notes on becoming a Professional Home Inspector, which we hope are helpful in evaluation of this profession as a career objective:It should be noted that home inspection is closely related to the real estate industry, and as…
- Hardwood Floor Refinishing - For The Faint of Heart By Luz Madera
Are your beautiful hardwood floors not so beautiful anymore? Maybe they just need a refinishing job. It can be a daunting task, but here are some ideas to make it a little easier.If your hardwood floors are in dire need of
refinishing, get a few estimates from professionals.
You may be surprised at the figures. You’ll want to
sit down when the…
- Beat the Summer Heat - What Size A/C Do I Need? By Donald Grummett
A larger air conditioner will not always provide more cooling. It should be sized for the room area. If properly sized it should operate long enough to remove moisture from the air. It is the moisture removed from the room which actually produces the feeling of cooling. Unfortunately many people in their rush to purchase a window air conditioner …
- The Art of Power Washing Siding By Henry Bockman
Some of the most common mistakes to avoid made by homeowners and contractors are:Trying to remove the powdery coating called oxidation on aluminum siding. Removing this coating can cause discoloration and in some cases cause the siding to look like a completely different color.
Using too much pressure can also force water up behind the siding wh…
- Shopping For Carpet By Barry Hutch
The allure of carpet lays not only its soft and luxurious texture, but also in its ability to enhance and match any décor. It is suited to both formal and casual environments, while offering a palette of colors that cannot be found in any other flooring material.The interior of your home should be designed as an interrelated unit. When choosing a…
- Yoga for the Home By Christan Hummel
HARMONIZING OUR HOMES WITH YOGA:
While yoga can restore the flow of Ch’i through our bodies, the same yogic practices of meditation, sacred movement, sound, and ceremony can also create balance, flow, prosperity and peace in our homes. Thousands of years ago, people knew that meditation, ritual and ceremony were an essential part of keeping the h…
- Should I Move or Fix Up the House? By Sharon Teitelbaum
Life transitions can catalyze home transitions. A new job in another state requires you to sell your house and buy another. Having that 3rd child settles it – you need a house with a 4th bedroom – and a guest room would be nice! Other life transitions have more subtle impacts on your house-needs.The house I’ve lived in for 26 years was the perfec…
- Top Ten Remodeling Tips By Mary Rosendale
My husband and I just completed our first remodel. It was a period renovation of a Victorian Gingerbread Craftsman. (I'm so thrilled I can talk about it in the past tense). We haunted architectural salvage houses for just the right windows, bid on eBay for period-correct light fixtures, spent an entire afternoon driving all over L.A. for a screw …
- FLUE Season is Here! By Gil Strachan
Dirty chimney flues can cause fires! Furnace flues and chimneys are often neglected. Many homeowners presume that the utility company or their fuel supplier is monitoring them, and don't realise this isn't necessarily true until something goes wrong. As a result, bird's nests and other debris sometimes cause soot and gases to drift back into the …
- Aluminium Window Frames By Matthew Anthony
When double glazing first became a popular window choice in the 1960s, most frames were made of aluminum. Aluminum remained the most popular choice for framing double glazing windows through the mid-1980s, when it held over 60% of the market. Since the introduction of PVC window framing, the market share of aluminum framed windows has dropped ste…
- Enjoy The Beauty Of Hardwood With The Endurance Of Laminate Flooring By Kevin Brown
Everyone likes the beautiful, timeless look of hardwood floors. Elegant, yet simple, hardwood is stunning. But take a closer look. Is that hardwood scratched and dented? Are those stains and fade marks that you see there? Maybe that hardwood floor is not as nice as you originally thought.If you like the look and the timeless appearance of hardwoo…
- Single Pane Window Glass Repair in an Aluminum Frame By John Rocco
Let's suppose you still have those old aluminum single pane windows in your house,and one of the neighbor kids throws a ball through it. ( Your kid would never do that!) Depending on where you live in the country, you can pay anywhere from $75 to $150 to get it repaired. Well, if you're willing to spend an hour or two, you can get the window fixe…
- Why Can't We Kill Too? By Vernon Stent
Why does big business have all the fun? We fix our own postage stamps - THEY use a franking machine. We use scissors - THEY use a guillotine. We put our papers in the bottom drawer while THEY have a filing cabinet. And it has only been in recent times that you can get a car that plays a tune when reversing, just like those big lorries.Oh, and nex…
- The Advantages of Portable Air Compressors By Steve Valentino
Contractors often use portable air compressors. Since these contractors are responsible for many concrete and paving jobs, portable air compressors are easier to use and to transport. These newer inventions make some jobs a lot easier.In recent years, the sale of portable air compressors hit a high mark and then gradually decreased. Some experts …
- The Dangers of Pesticides and the EPA's Harrowing Plan to Test Them on Kids By B. Williams
Pesticides are a ubiquitous toxin in our environment. We spray them liberally on ants and spiders in our homes, use them in our gardens and on our lawns, fog our streets with them to kill mosquitoes-even spread them on our own bodies to keep bugs away.Farmers use 1.5 billion pounds of pesticides every year-and most have been found by the EPA to b…
- Seeing the Light By Jeff Carpunky
Lighting"Light has illuminated the path of humanity" – While Einstein was probably referring to one of his mind-blowing theories, lighting has also revolutionized the home. Before incandescent and fluorescent lighting, most activities stopped after dusk. Only royalty and the aristocrats had the money for torches, lamps, and candles. Yet nowadays,…
- Hardwood Floors: Beautiful, But a Pain to Keep Clean By Allen Shaw
Hardwood Floors are beautiful to look at and expensive to install. But keeping them clean is not necessarily the easiest thing to do. Growing up in a house with hardwood floors, I know how hard it was for my Mom to keep the floors shiny, especially with four kids. With two boys and two girls constantly running in and out of the house with various…
- Design Psychology: Beds and Emotional Well-Being By Jeanette Joy Fisher
The bed represents the beginning and ending of life. In the past, people were conceived, born, and died in the same bed. You spend more time in your bed than on any other piece of furniture. Design Psychology offers new bedroom makeover ideas concerning your bed for supporting your emotional well-being.Bed Placement for Secure FeelingsPosition th…
- Fire Code: Do You Have, or Intend to Have an Apartment for Rent Within Your Home? By Gil Strachan
The Fire Code has been amended to accomodate recent changes to the Municipal Act and the Planning Act, allowing one apartment in most detached, semi-detached and row houses, as long as minimum health and safety standards can be met. The Fire Code amendments deal with conformance of existing buildings. For new construction, see the Building Code. …
- How To Know If Interior Design Is Right for You By Rosemary Leake
Have you ever seen a beautiful house or office building and wondered who did the work? Have you ever wished that you could do some of the work that you’ve seen elsewhere? Many people wonder what it would be like to be an Interior Designer, but they rarely ever go beyond thinking about it.If you really want to know if Interior Design is right for,…
- A Guide to Portable Dehumidifiers By Josh Riverside
The United States Environmental Protection Agency says that the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture. That’s just one reason to invest in a portable dehumidifier. If you want to protect your walls, building foundations, furniture, electronics or even the strings on your piano, a portable dehumidifier can be just what you need.…
- Getting the Power to Control By Thomas Yoon
One of the advantages of using machines to control processes
for you is that you can harness tremendous amounts of power
and energy which humans do not possess.By a flick of a switch, huge sliding flood gates can move to
allow large quantities of water to flow out of a dam. With
just a slight twist on a handle, supertankers weighing
hundreds…
- A Look at Blue Heron Weather Vanes By Ross Bainbridge
Weather vanes shaped like birds and animals are an interesting addition to any home. In addition to their very practical purpose of showing wind direction, weather vanes can be used to beautify the landscape of a house or any other building. Weather vanes are suitable for all kinds of buildings such as houses, garages, barns, churches, and office…
- Wall Oven - A Necessity For The Disabled By Allan Wilson
Wall ovens, available in electric and gas forms, are best ovens for the people with disabilities. The ovens can be placed considering the required height of the user, and the controls can also be placed within the reach of the standing or sitting user. The wall ovens usually have three types of doors: side-hinged, drop-front and swinging doors.Fe…
- Help Choosing Door and Window Hardware By Alison Arnold
Who would be the best person to help you find suitable fixtures and fittings for doors and windows?Architects are trained to create designs that are structurally sound, functional, and aesthetically pleasing. They also often have a basis knowledge of construction materials, though not the detailed knowledge required when choosing appropriate hard…
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