Tag "winter"
Reminder: Midwinter Home Maintenance Checkup
Tweet But winter does not mean a complete rest from your home maintenance work as several problems could be looming just out of sight. Let’s take a look at a
Deep Freeze: How to Keep Pipes Flowing
Tweet One of the scourges of the season are frozen pipes, a problem that can be avoided with careful planning. Even so, if your pipes do freeze you can thaw
Winter Composting: Yes, That’s Right
One of the last things you may be thinking of right now is your compost pile.
Tips for Selling Your Home at Christmas and Beyond
Tweet Still, you may have no choice but to list your home now in a market that is much less busy than at other times of the year. Guess what?
Convert Your Wood Fireplace to Natural Gas
Tweet Fortunately, there is an option for homeowners that want the look, but not the mess — a natural gas fireplace with gas logs that looks nearly identical to the
How to Save on Energy Costs This Winter
Tweet For many Americans that means they will see record heating bills and may have to cut back elsewhere to balance their budgets. There are a number of ways you
How to Prepare Your Swimming Pool for Winter
Tweet Of course, if you live in Hawaii or south Florida, you may use your pool year ’round. For everyone else, preparing a swimming pool for winter involves several important
You Can Reduce Your High Winter Heating Bills
You can expect several more months of winter heating bills, but your future expenses don’t have to be as high as last month’s bill.
Protect Your Valuable Bird Bath This Winter
Tweet Concrete bird baths can be expensive, ranging in price from $75 to more than $200, the larger and more elaborate these designs are. As beautiful as bird baths may
Should You Power Rake Your Lawn?
Tweet Cooler weather means your lawn may be ready to be power raked. As you finish raking your leaves this fall, you’ll be left with a lawn that will soon
Use Your Compost Pile All Year
Tweet Unlike your yard and garden, your compost pile doesn’t go to sleep for the winter. Or, at least it doesn’t have to. Certainly, frigid temperatures can slow down the
How to Prepare Your Shed for Winter
Tweet Avoid a winter collapse of your outdoor shed. Your shed doesn’t have to be prepared for winter, right? Think again. Structurally, your shed may seem okay, but there could
