Category Archives: Maintaining Your Investment

Resources to help you maintain your most expensive investment – your home

Composting Leaves – a quick guide

compostIn the November Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist, we recommended composting your leaves instead of simply disposing of them. Why, wouldn’t it be easier to just rake them up and either burn them, or just bag them and send them off to the landfill? Well, not really, when you think about, besides you do not get
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November – Monthly Home Maintenance Checklist

NovemberWelcome to the last full month of fall. Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years are just around the corner and most of us have probably gone from looking forward to the leaves changing colors to hoping they will just hurry up and fall off already. *** Article updated for 2011 – originally posted in 2009 We
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A quick, easy, and safe way to clean your gutters

Leaf Blower Gutter KitAhhh autumn time, the leaves are changing colors, it is getting cooler, and the Holidays are just around the corner. While that all sounds nice, the flip side is – it’s cold, the leaves are everywhere including in the gutters which I just cleaned out last month, it’s about to rain, and we still need
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Granite – Maintenance, Upkeep and a Geiger Counter?

Besides laminates, granite is one of the most popular materials around for countertops. What isn’t there to love about it? It is a durable product that can last for centuries. It can easily handle a hot pan being placed on it. It does not chip or scratch easily, and no one else will have one
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October and Fall / Autumn Maintenance Checklist

OctoberWell fall is officially here, and many people are looking forward to the leaves starting to change colors. For those of you with gardens or farms we know you will be busy harvesting your crops this month and we hope that your crops are bountiful. If you were not able to complete any items on September’s
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Ceramic Tile – Maintenance and Upkeep

Beautiful, Durable and Low Maintenance are three of the main reasons people want glazed ceramic tile installed. Ceramic Tile properly installed and maintained can easily retain its original look for decades. While ceramic tile is durable, it is not indestructible so please be careful not to drop items on it, and follow the manufacturer’s instructions
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September and Early Fall Maintenance Checklist

SeptemberSummer is slowly winding down; the dog days of August are quickly going to fade into a distant memory as the leaves start changing. The kids are back in school, which gives you some time to make sure that your home is ready for the winter. Why worry about it, fall doesn’t officially start until
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Money saving projects, tips & tricks — Part 2

Below are a few money saving tips & tricks that most everyone can do to help reduce their electrical & water usage. Some of these items fall in the
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Money saving projects, tips & tricks — Part 1

Below are a few money saving tips & tricks that most everyone can do to help reduce their electrical & water usage. Some of these items
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