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A Guide for Babyproofing Your Home

A Guide for Babyproofing Your Home

Whether your baby is already here or on the way, parents need to be vigilant about the safety of their home. Most fatalities for infants under the age of one are from suffocation, but choking and other hazards are also a risk. Create a checklist for babyproofing your...

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4 Benefits of a Builder’s Warranty Inspection

4 Benefits of a Builder’s Warranty Inspection

Buying a brand-new home can give you a sense of confidence that your new property is in excellent condition from the first day of ownership. After all, nobody else has lived in the home and caused damage or wear. All of the parts and components are new, and you may...

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5 Easy Ways to Organize Your Garage

5 Easy Ways to Organize Your Garage

Now is time to start planning for upcoming home improvement projects you'd like to finish this year. However, before you begin working on any of these home maintenance tasks, it is helpful to first organize your garage. This will make tackling any other projects for...

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3 Tips to Heat Your Home Efficiently

3 Tips to Heat Your Home Efficiently

One of the constant home expenses is the energy bill. You have a power bill each month, yet this runs higher during the summer and winter months when the HVAC system is more active. Here are some ways to heat your home efficiently and keep the energy bill low. 1. Seal...

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6 Ways to Keep Your Home Safe During the Holidays

6 Ways to Keep Your Home Safe During the Holidays

Keep Your Home Safe During the Holidays Many people leave their homes to visit family and friends over the holidays. Because criminals know this, burglaries tend to increase during this time of year. Keep your home safe during the holidays with just a bit of thought...

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8 Ways to Prepare Your Fireplace for Use

8 Ways to Prepare Your Fireplace for Use

Along with their charming ambiance, fireplaces are a great way to keep your home warm while decreasing your utility bill. Before you light a fire, there are a few things that you need to do to make sure it is safe for use. Fireplaces can be the source of house fires,...

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Four Easy Steps to Clean Your Gutters

Four Easy Steps to Clean Your Gutters

Your home’s gutters serve an essential role in protecting your home from precipitation. If the gutters are not functioning properly, rain, snow, and ice melt will run off of the perimeter of the roof. When it does, it can create significant property damage through...

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Four Methods for Improving Indoor Air Quality

Four Methods for Improving Indoor Air Quality

Although it’s not given as much attention as other factors, the quality of the air indoors makes an impact on everyone’s health. Most people spend far more time inside their homes than anywhere else. Improving indoor air quality is a big step toward improving your...

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4 Tips for Grilling Safely This Summer

4 Tips for Grilling Safely This Summer

A Summer Tradition Along with camping trips, days at the beach, and mowing your lawn, another staple of summer is grilling. Cooking outside with a grill is a great time to socialize with friends and family. Parties are built around a cookout where everyone can enjoy...

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7 Ways To Conserve Water At Home This Summer

7 Ways To Conserve Water At Home This Summer

Essential Tips to Save Water and Lessen Your Family’s Environmental Footprint This Summer In the summertime, everybody tends to use more water which results in a higher utility bill. To combat this, we have listed some strategies that you can easily implement to...

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Why You Should Test for Radon in Your Home

Why You Should Test for Radon in Your Home

An Unseen Killer Radon is an element that naturally occurs in nature, but that doesn't mean it is harmless. Radon is rated the number one cause of lung cancer for those who do not smoke cigarettes. For those who do smoke, radon exposure can drastically increase the...

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How To Organize Your Kitchen This Spring

How To Organize Your Kitchen This Spring

During the bleak, cold days of winter, it is easy to neglect your housekeeping and go into hibernation. Now that spring is here, you may feel overwhelmed and buried in clutter—especially in the kitchen. This year, try a plan that will not only get your kitchen...

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Why You Need a New Construction Inspection on a New Home

Why You Need a New Construction Inspection on a New Home

A New Construction Inspection Can Save You Trouble in the Future If you were buying an existing home that had already been occupied, you wouldn’t think twice before getting a home inspection as part of the process. You would want to make sure that the previous...

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6 Tips for Better Home Seller’s Etiquette

6 Tips for Better Home Seller’s Etiquette

Why Does Home Seller's Etiquette Matter? If you’re putting your home on the market, chances are you’ve had a pre-listing inspection, cleaned every inch of it, improved your curb appeal, and staged your home to appeal to buyers. Just remember that potential buyers are...

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Maintaining Hardwood Floors

Maintaining Hardwood Floors

Maintaining hardwood floors is easier than you think! Hardwood floors are among the most beautiful features in your home. Maintaining hardwood floors to keep them as pristine as when you first set foot in your new house can be a challenge – they don’t hide dirt and...

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Keep Your Pipes from Freezing With These Tips

Keep Your Pipes from Freezing With These Tips

Why is it so important to keep your pipes from freezing? You have a number of options to keep your pipes from freezing during the winter months that range from inexpensive to more costly. No matter what, the goal is to keep cold air from getting in, or if an area is...

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