Prepare Your Heating System For Colder Weather
Brace yourself, chilly fall days are coming, and they’ll soon have you dusting off the thermostat and preparing the heater. Before the cold begins to settle in on us, it is a good idea to inspect your home’s heating system. A clean and properly functioning system not only saves you money on fuel but prolongs its […]
Planting Vegetables in the Winter
The cold doesn’t have to stop your garden! The winter months can be a bit boring for those who maintain a garden, with aught to do but plan this coming spring’s arrangement. But the winter months don’t have to mean sitting back and waiting for that for warm spring air! There are several ways that […]
EASYHEAT® Roof De-Icing Cables
Even though we enjoyed a lovely summer here in New England, we have not forgotten the wallop that 2014-2015 winter packed. Each successive storm brought more snow to our driveways and walkways that we had to get out there and remove. Even after all the shoveling, snow-blowing, and plowing was finished, the effects of the […]
Project Book: Cleaning Out Your Dryer’s Lint Screen and Vent
The invention of the washer and dryer brought a never before seen level of convenience to the home. The biggest safety concern with clothes dryers is lint buildup in the dryer itself, in the duct from the dryer and in the vent outside of your home. Built-up lint inside dryer cabinets causes more than 15,000 […]
Is Your Generator Ready For Storm Season?
Generators need routine maintenance even if (rather, especially if) they’re left unused for long stretches of time. This way they operate at their full potential finally when needed. Performing some preventative maintenance, with the help of a Generac Whole Home Generator, can save you time and frustration when your power goes out with a steam generator. Inspect […]
Fall Lawn Feeding – Why Fertilize Your Lawn in the Fall?
You probably have noticed that mornings are getting chillier and the days are growing shorter. The leaves on the trees have begun their change from green to yellows and oranges and reds. It must be a New England Fall! For homeowners, now is the time to get your lawn ready for the Spring season. It […]
Choosing the Right Lockset for Your Home
There are an estimated 3.7 million home breaks-in each year in the United States. This staggering statistic this clearly demonstrates the need to have a safe and secure home. If you combine all of the different door-related ways that a home can be broken into – picked locks, entering through unlocked doors, broken down locks […]
Does Your Roof Need to be Replaced?
Roofs do more work than we give them credit for. It’s up there every day keeping your protected from the elements. According to various commercial roofing services, in the winter, it blocks the cold and the snow and, if well-insulated, helps to retain all your home’s lovely heat. In the summer it blocks out the […]
Harvest and Preserve Fresh Garden Herbs
This growing season, you gave your herb garden much of your time and loving attention. You have delighted in their curb appeal and bountiful flavor throughout these warm summer months. You have walked away with dirty fingernails, healthy exercise, aching backs! But your work is not quite finished yet. It’s harvest and preservation time! Harvesting So let’s […]
Fall Garden Prep
The cooler weather and fewer insects make for a pleasant fall garden clean up. Now is the time to plan ahead for next year’s spring garden. What should you do to get your garden ready for the next year? We’ve got a few to-do’s that will help get you movin’ and ready for the fall! 1) It’s […]