Posts From Lizzie Weakley
Your Old Home: 6 Signs You Need Electrical Upgrades
Older homes can have historic appeal. New construction just doesn’t have the same charm that can exist in a historic structure. But purchasing an old home can have its own challenges, like electrical problems.
Weekly Tip for Dec 18: Why You Should Get Your Plumbing Serviced Before Winter
The time to service the plumbing system for winter is at least a few weeks before the really cold weather sets in. Winter’s cold puts unique stresses on plumbing systems, especially if they are old and haven’t been checked for a while.
Avoid a DIY Disaster: 4 Home Plumbing Jobs to Leave to the Pros
It is fine to be handy around the house, but those talents should be reserved for tasks that don’t require the touch of a professional.
Autumn Weather: How to Maintain Your Home this Fall
Tweet To ensure that you can protect the home from environmental elements, there are a few important steps to take. Inspect the Roof for Leaks The roof is built to
Mouse Hunt: How to Eliminate Rodents From Your Home
Tweet Eliminating rodents from your home is best tackled by a professional, but there are some remedies that you can try first if you’re brave. bird control • deer &
Office Restoration: 7 Jobs to Leave to the Professionals
So it’s time to renovate your office. Perhaps the space is just old and needs an upgrade or some more serious damage has been done.
Home Remodeling: 7 Jobs to Leave to the Professionals
When you begin remodeling your home, you might find that there are some projects that you simply can’t handle on your own.
5 Signs It Is Time to Remodel Your Garage
Tweet Here are five signs it is time to remodel your garage. Your garage doors are in bad shape You may not think garage doors matter, but they do. According
7 Tips for Turning Your Attic into a Living Space
Do you have an open, spacious and underutilized attic in your home that you’re itching to convert into a new living space? Perhaps you want to build an office or would like a reading den. Maybe it can be a game room for the kids.
Home Renovations: 3 Signs Your Electric Needs to be Updated
Tweet The problem with handling electricity this way is that poor maintenance typically leads to costly usage problems, repairs and accidents over time. switches • dimmers • plates: • toggle
Rats! How to Keep Them Out of Your Home this Summer
No one likes it when any kind of pest tries to move in and take over their home. No one especially likes it when that pest happens to be rats.
Weekly Tip for May 22: 5 Ways to Handle Pests in your Home this Spring
Everyone’s homes can develop pest infestations any time of the year, but spring’s warmer weather means many types of pests, including fleas, snakes, and ants become very active and prolific. Here are five ways to handle pests in the house.
Quick Checklist: Decoration and Renovation: How to Prepare your Old Home for Spring
Do you need some decoration and renovation ideas on how to prepare your old home for spring?
Weekly Tip for May 01: How to Turn Your Garage Into the Ultimate Man Cave
our husband or significant other is driving you crazy. He is always underfoot and his projects seem to be scattered everywhere. He needs a place to work without, a place to think, a place to get away, and more importantly a place where he can be manly and do manly things.
Home Improvement: How to Turn your Attic into a Living Space
Many homeowners are wanting to get more use out of their home by transforming their attic into a comfortable living space. Whether it be just a room to get away with friends, an office, or a craft room, remodeling your attic can add value to your home, and another room to use for whatever your needs are that your home currently isn’t giving you.
Quick Checklist: Five Signs it’s Time to Call the Plumber
Nobody likes to deal with their own plumbing issues. Mostly because it can be very difficult and often times very messy.
5 Extreme Home Makeover Projects to Leave to the Pros
DIY (do-it-yourself) home makeover projects are certainly in vogue these days. This is mostly due to the ever-increasing amount of cable TV programs dedicated to such concepts.
The Top Ten Things you Need to Know About Building a New Home
For some, home ownership is the epitome of the American dream, but for others, this hope extends a step further.
Home Improvement: 5 Things to Keep in Mind for your Remodel
Remodeling any part of your home can be a stressful process. It requires having lots of patience and being ready to be flexible at all times to adjust to the change that a remodeling project might require.
Things to Consider When Demolishing a House
People usually do not realize that demolition may be the fastest way of the construction. Usually, it is the cheapest way of “renovating”, since renovation itself can often cost the entire fortune.
