A fire in your home is a scary thing. Every year, lives are lost and much property is damaged due to fire, but in many cases, people are able to save themselves and even their home with the help of a smoke detector. Smoke detectors or fire alarms have been around for...

Do you have a garbage disposal in your kitchen? You probably enjoy the extra convenience that it brings, but what if your garbage disposal starts to smell? What can you do about that? The most common reason for your garbage disposal to start to smell is that there is...

Most wildlife will come to your home in search of food, water or shelter, and the case is no different for woodpeckers. Woodpeckers live off of grubs and insects that burrow through wood. Usually, they will find these in trees, but if your walls have wood boring...

What are your walls made of? In many cases, the answer will be drywall. While drywall is very convenient for building a home, it isn’t ideal for hanging items on the wall, especially something heavy like a large picture, mirror or TV. While the best way to ensure that...

As trends come and go, different building materials get popular and then might fall out of use, but sometimes there are materials that have a resurgence. Linoleum went through such a change with many showing more interest in eco-friendly materials. Being made from...

Imagine that you have friends visiting. As they walk up to your entrance they keep tripping over the uneven pavement. When they get close to the house, a falling icicle almost hits them on the head. Climbing the stair, the railing comes loose and they almost fall off...

Would you like to have your very own, clean source of energy for your home? This is an attractive prospect for many, and with recent advancements in solar technology, it can be a viable solution, though not perfect. Solar technology has been around for a long time,...

What type of neighborhood do you live in? If you are living in a remote area, you might not worry too much about noise, but if you live in the middle of a bustling city, the outside world might be distracting, or downright disruptive. It could even be your home itself...

You have probably heard about asbestos, that it is a dangerous material, but do you know if you have asbestos in your home or not? If your house is over 70 years old, there is a chance that asbestos was used in some of the material, and you might not be...

If you are looking for a siding material that is fairly cheap, easy to maintain and durable, then vinyl is probably going to be your choice. These are the reasons why it is the most common siding material by a fair margin. Maintenance of vinyl siding can...