Dealing With High Humidity In A Home
High humidity can cause problems in your home. It can lead to mold growth, and it could cause discomfort and asthma symptoms. Higher humidity levels can cause damage to homes, from damaged wallpaper to water-damaged ceilings and walls. Is your home humid? There are...
Most Common Causes Of Water Intrusion
Water can have a huge impact on the value of a home. Water damage to a home or business can cause high maintenance costs, decrease its value and lead to reduced productivity. In some cases, water damage can even cause poor indoor air quality in their building or home....
How A Home Inspection Can Save You From Future Expensive Repairs
When thinking about purchasing a property, you should hire a home inspector. You need someone that will verify the home's value before you go ahead with the purchase. Inspectors and appraisers approach their work differently. They have different educational...
Renovations That You Should Think Twice About
Before selling your home, there might be many things that you would like to renovate, from cheap to expensive. However, not all renovations are necessary and add value to your home, and some might improve the look and feel of your home but would be unnecessary for...
Non-Toxic Mold Remediation
Mold growth is usually caused by moisture and is an indication that your home has water damage. A mold inspection is required to identify the cause so you can immediately remedy it. After fixing the problem at the source, you must ensure that the mold is removed....
Should You Use PPE At Home?
Personal Protective Equipment, or PPE, has been a somewhat controversial topic since the COVID-19 pandemic began - or, at least, when it comes to using a face mask. More generally speaking, though, PPE can be a very good thing. PPE includes anything used to protect...
Using Appliances Safely
Appliance safety is an important topic, since, in this modern era, appliances play a huge role in our lives. Using appliances safely not only contributes to the safety of our home, but it can also extend the service lives of your appliances and save you money since...
Moving Into A Commercial Space
While working remotely or in a hybrid situation has become more normal now than it has been in years past, there are also a large number of businesses that have begun moving into a public workspace. From garage start-ups to expanding manufacturers, there is...
Properly Clearing Clogs
For years, plumbers have been encouraging homeowners not to use clog-clearing chemicals in their sink drains because of the damage they can cause to the plumbing system. While it's true that over time, drain-clearing chemical manufacturers have improved...
Green Lumber – Good or Bad?
Green lumber - also called wet lumber - is construction wood that contains more than 19% moisture. Wood that has less moisture than that has been kiln-dried or otherwise seasoned and is more commonly used in high-quality construction. Green lumber is typically used as...
