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in Plumbing
Tips for Solving Slow Draining
It started slowly with the toothpaste building up and swimming around the sink with the extra water you used to wet your toothbrush. You started to notice it when the water in the shower started to gross you out when it started seeming more like a bath than a shower. Your clogged drain didn’t capture …
in Bathroom
Why You Should Upgrade Your Toilet in a Remodel
When you’re thinking about remodeling your home’s bathroom, there are a number of areas you could improve upon. You could install new tiling, modernize your shower or bath, or any other number of tasks to improve your bathroom’s look. One of the best remodeling ideas, however, that is often overlooked is upgrading your bathroom’s toilet. …
How to Relocate the Water Heater to Another Space
One of the most difficult DIY tasks you can attempt as a homeowner is to relocate your water heater. Due to factors like building codes, plumbing complications and whether your heater is gas or electric, moving your water heater is often an extremely delicate process that can go wrong in any number of ways. However, …
in Flooring
Hardwood Floors: Taking the Squeak Out of Your Step
Hardwood floors are attractive, versatile and extremely varied. They can be matched with many different room decor designs and redesigns and they typically warm the color of a room. Hardwood flooring is also an excellent insulator, able to retain heat and comfortable to walk across. Easy to clean, painless to maintain and fairly simple to …
in Roofing
Factors to Consider When Changing Your Roof
Many people regard roofs as purely functional parts of the home: roofs keep people dry when it rains and otherwise provide protection against all of the other elements. However, roofs are also aesthetic focal points of any home. Whether for style or function, sometimes you might just need a change in roofing. Whether this means …
in Bathroom
DIY Tips: Tiling Your Shower
When it comes time to remodel your bathroom, there are a number of routes you can take. One of the best ideas is to focus on your bathroom shower tile floor, which in some cases can make or break a bathroom. If you are therefore looking for a way to spruce up your bathroom, you …
The Most Efficient Heat Pump
A heat pump both heats your house in cold weather and cools your house in warm weather. If you live in an area that receives a range of seasonal temperatures, a heat pump is a great option to keep your home a comfortable temperature. All heat pumps have an air source, a water source or …
in Flooring
How to Care for Laminate Flooring
Laminate flooring is starting to become very popular in homes all across the country. Known for its resiliency and ease of installation, laminate might just also be a good option for your next home improvement project. As with all floors, however, regular maintenance and care are required to uphold the integrity of the flooring, and …
What is a Tankless Water Heater?
It’s a cold morning, and you have to get to work by 9:00 a.m. After waking, you rush to the shower and bask in the water’s pleasant warmth. While you are melting away in the steam dreams of the water falling all around, how often do you think about where that luxurious water comes from? …
in Roofing
How to Calculate the Cost of Your Roof Replacement
When it comes to the health and durability of home’s structure and overall aesthetic appeal, it is important to take good care of your roof. It can be easy to overlook or ignore roof repair and replacement needs but, for the best and safest home possible, you should always be mindful of your roofing needs. …
