Prepare your entry door for summer

Summer is here, so it’s past time to pack away your boots and winter coats and replace them with sandals and light jackets. While you’re at it, your entryway could do with some sprucing up. After all, your entry door is where you welcome your guests, so it should be...

How to clean vinyl siding

Spring cleaning isn’t just for your home’s interior. The siding on your house needs regular maintenance too. If you’re like most homeowners and have vinyl siding, it might seem like your home’s siding doesn’t need as much TLC. Despite vinyl’s durability, it gets...

4 Garden Ideas to Compliment Your Patio

If you have a patio, whether it’s covered or uncovered, now’s the time to factor it into your landscaping. For those of you with a green thumb, it’s also time to plant your garden outside. Whether you have sprouts or are buying flowers for a box, your patio can...

When were glass windows first used?

As you stare out your window and see spring emerging, you might wonder: who invited the window? Have windows been around forever, or are they more modern than we think? So to have some fun, we decided to welcome warm temperatures with a little history lesson: when...

How to Handle a Flooded Bathroom

Nothing makes you groan in frustration more than a flooded bathroom. You open your bathroom door or see water leaking out of the bathroom door. Now what? A flooded bathroom needs to be dealt with ASAP. This is because flooded bathrooms can be dangerous for your home...

Spring Onto Your Roof for Repairs

If you haven’t done so already, now’s the time to go and inspect your roof for repairs. Winter is over, so unless there was damage that needed to be handled ASAP, delaying your trip up the roof was probably for the best. Now, the weather’s warmer and while some days...

Install a Sunroom for spring

The ground has thawed, so you’re probably thinking about getting those outdoor spring tasks done. Whether you need to prepare your yard for a beautiful garden or dig out the stakes that kept your inflatable Santa stuck on your lawn all winter, the time for digging is...

Spring Cleaning Tips for your Windows

It’s that time of year again: spring cleaning. Time to break out the broom, the mop, and the deep-cleaning supplies. From donating old clothes to tackling outdoor projects that were put on hold because of the winter, there’s another item on your to-do that you...