Category: Tips and Tricks
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Friday 13 Superstition or superinsulation, You Choose.
Insulation as mold preventative? Black mold, the scariest deterrent to home value can be prevented. Mold needs three factors to get a grip on your living environment: 50% + humidity, 40°+ F temperature and biodegradable material. Cellulose is great stuff if you can swear it’s going to stay dry. Unbacked fibreglass also great.…
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SPOOKY STORIES FROM A RESTLESS REALTOR Part 5b: TRIUMPH OVER TEMPERATURE (Air Conditioning)
While you would think winter isn’t exactly the season to worry about your A/C working properly, it’s actually one of the better times to get it looked at. Good HVAC guys are in short supply so when the first heat waves of summer roll around, they get booked FAST. The best way to ensure you…
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How To Get the Most Out of Your Tradesmen
Whether it’s a carpenter, painter, stonemason, electrician, plumber, or even a chimney sweep; every homeowner is going to need to deal with tradesmen at some point of their home-owning life. Everyone’s experience with every individual tradesman is going to be vastly different. Interactions with people are as unique as our fingerprints. Hiring a tradesman isn’t…
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Are People Just Blowing Smoke Over Chimney Fires?
Short story: No. It’s not a bunch of hot air. Long story: With winter just around the corner, there’s nothing people would like to do more than just curl up around a nice roaring fire at their fireplace. The only problem is the unseen terror; a true threat to truth, justice, and the American way…