How to Change an Air Conditioning Filter

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How to Change an Air Conditioner Filter Did you know that you should not only change your air filters in summer, but year-round? That means you are to clean the filter also when you have the heater on instead of the air conditioner. It is important change the filter about 3-4 times a year to [...]

Landscaping Tips to Sell Your Home

garden birdhouse by Daniel Jaeger Vendruscolo

Based on Feng Shui,, marketing rules, and common sense, there are a number of easy upgrades you can make to your garden and outdoor space to dramatically improve the ‘first impression’ of your house on potential future home-owners so that they are more likely to fall in love with your home and buy it right [...]

Fireplace and Chimney Maintenance Advice

This post is guest blogged by Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s “Helpful Hardware Man”. Fireplace and Chimney Maintenance Advice Hi folks, I’m Lou Manfredini, Ace’s “Helpful Hardware Man” and there is nothing better than coming in from the cold and sitting in front of a roaring fire. But chimneys and fireplaces aren’t maintenance free. Your chimney [...]

Lawn and Garden Advice for the Winter

This post is guest blogged by Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s “Helpful Hardware Man”. Lawn and Garden Advice for the Winter Taking some time to prepare your lawn and garden for winter, will pay off once the spring comes. I’m Lou Manfredini, Ace’s “Helpful Hardware Man” and here are some ways that you can protect your [...]

Tips for Snow Removal

This post is guest blogged by Lou Manfredini, Ace Hardware’s “Helpful Hardware Man”. Tips for Snow Removal I’m from Chicago, so I’ve had lots of practice with snow removal over the years. I’m Lou Manfredini, Ace’s “Helpful Hardware Man” and here are some ways you can easily get rid of the snow this winter. There [...]

Easy Tips to Get Your Home Clean, Green, and Mildew Free

Simple tips for reducing mildew growth in your home by using a healthy and environmentally friendly approach. A clean home is a comfortable home, but there is nothing clean about mildew. Mildew growth is unsightly, can produce an unpleasant odor, and, if not addressed has the potential to pose health risks over time. Most desire [...]

Second Homes Should Pay Their Own Way

Second home owners could consider letting their homes to holiday makers to help meet the increasing costs of financing them rather than feeling pressure to sell them in the current housing market says specialist independent mortgage brokers Mortgages for Business. There are an estimated 240,000 English households with second homes that are not rented out [...]

GREEN LOG Home & Lifestyle Awards: Sashco Sealants Nominated

Sashco Sealants is nominated for the 2008 Green Log Home & Lifestyle Award given for excellence in providing environmentally sound home building and green living products that enable healthier homes and lifestyles.

How to Paint Stripes

One very popular faux finish is that of wall stripes. Striping can be formal and sophisticated for a dinning room, or whimsical striping for a child’s bedroom. Faux stripes are easy enough to do for the beginning faux finisher and professional enough for the skilled faux artisan to be proud of.

Property Maintenance – Painting the Interior of Your Property

Once you have correctly prepared your walls in order to get the professional finish that you require you will be able to start your interior painting. Your interior painting however isn’t as simple as merely brushing your paint onto the walls; it should be done in certain steps, the first of which involves priming the [...]