Category: Home Improvement

Project Book: How To Repair A Single Handle Tub and Shower Valve
If you’ve ever had a leaky shower head, you know how irritating it can be. The slow drip… drip … drip … of the water

Easy To Grow Flowers & Plants for Beginners and Children
Gardening is an activity whose rewards are always visible (and sometimes delicious). What many don’t consider is that it can also be an excellent way

Spray & Forget – It’s That Easy
At Koopman Lumber, we seek to bring you innovative solutions to common problems every day. With our Product Spotlight blogs, we’ll briefly highlight items that we believe many

Circuit Breaker Finder
Trying to identify which circuit breaker in a fuse box goes to which outlets or fixtures in your house can be an exercise in frustration. Even if the

The LED Takeover
It used to be that incandescent light bulbs ruled the market place. Every light in every home had incandescent bulbs. Beginning in the 1880’s with

Concrobium Mold Control
Mold (especially after the 2014-2015 winter) is no laughing matter, so make sure to get a proper mold inspection. To fight this mold you need

Save on Heating With Recycled Dryer Heat!
If you’ve ever looked out the window during the winter time while your electric dryer is running you’ve probably noticed the mist pouring out of

A Guide To Carbon Monoxide Alarms
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas that results from incomplete burning of fuels such as natural gas, propane, oil, wood, coal and gasoline. What

Insulating your Attic
Winter is almost here, and we are already beginning to feel the cold settle in here in New England. Now is the perfect time to start

Hot Gifts for Dad This Christmas
This year it’s time to give back to the dads in your life for all they give us throughout the year. Dads wear many hats