So the fur is flying? How to keep a clean home, your pet and your sanity.
People who don't have pets don't know any better, so you'll have to excuse them.
People who don't have pets don't know any better, so you'll have to excuse them.
You probably have done the “squeeze play”: after parking the car in the garage with razor-thin precision, you crack open the car door while taking care not to ding it against garbage and recycling bins. Then you maneuver around a gauntlet of bikes, coolers and tools.
Once safely inside, you rarely look back. And why would you? Most garages are cramped and it doesn't help that they're nothing to feast the eyes upon, either.
When you are buying your first home, there is a big mix of emotions -- it's exciting and intimidating all at once. There's a lot of information to sort through, research and understand to ensure you are making the best decision possible for your future.
You may have asked your friends and co-workers for some first-time home-buying advice, but there are still a few secrets that may have been left off the table.
To help you along your journey, be sure to keep these suggestions in mind, too.
Keeping its exterior in tip-top shape adds to a house’s curb appeal, enhances the neighborhood and gives you renewed enjoyment and pride in the place you call home. Aside from the obvious fixes, like landscaping, pulling weeds and general clean-up, here are nine curb appeal ideas anyone can do to make their home more attractive to passersby.
You might blame the people who dilly-dally as they walk through the door, bringing gusts of hot air along with them.
You can doubt the veracity of your air conditioner, which, if it's at least 10 years old, may not be cooling your home as efficiently as it once did. You can even curse the sun – the origin of your discomfort.
But if you're truly bewildered by why your home feels warmer than usual this year, don't overlook the possibility your home may need an infusion of wall insulation.
Linguistics experts say you should “never say 'never,'” but in all the years First Quality Roofing & Insulation has been in business and all the Las Vegas houses we've worked in, we have never heard a homeowner say he or she has too much storage.
In fact, we often hear homeowners express a wish for more storage, making the best use of the space they have and by using items they already have on hand. It's called repurposing, and First Quality knows first-hand the value of this Las Vegas home improvement skill since we too, must organize the many tools of our trade in the trucks we dispatch to our customers' homes. Here are six simple storage solutions you'll want to put to good use today:
Insulation is just for homes that experience cold winters, right? Not so fast! While insulation is usually associated with keeping a house warm, it does just as much to keep your house cool and if you live in Las Vegas, you know that keeping a home cool can be a real problem under the desert sun. Learn why insulation is important in your home, how you can check if your insulation is up to snuff, and how to fix your insulation issues with Las Vegas quality attic insulation.
Everyone knows that people are prone to exaggeration, so how can you tell if someone has truly suffered a home “disaster”? Put their description of the event through a criterion sifter and ask yourself:
If you've ever visited a fire department when a call comes in – or even watched such a scene on TV – then you know how people move speedily, with purpose and precision. They don't flinch or even hesitate and the explanation can be found in one word: training.
Those people who say “you should go through life with no regrets” have probably never incurred water damage from an appliance or fixture.
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