Home Information Articles All The Ways a Toilet Breaks and How To Fix Them Leaky toilets are a common household repair and are easy for an inexperienced person to fix. The trick is figuring out where the leak is coming from. [read more...] 10 Tips to Discourage Summer Home Break Ins In the United States each year over 6 million homes are robbed while residents are on vacation. The majority of those breaking into homes are opportunists, they see something and they take it. Usually working on impulse and taking low risk items. [read more... ]  Things To Know When Hiring a Contractor Springs is in the air and thoughts turn to home remodeling projects. You’ve watched the building shows all winter and know you do not want to end up like some of those people. [read more... ]  How Much Water is Your Lawn Using? It’s that time of year where the grass grows and we feel compelled to water the lawn to keep it green. I’d like to share my favorite lawn water tips and tricks with you in hopes that we can all conserve a bit of water this summer. [read more... ]  Cleaning Recipes For a Healthy Home One way you can reduce the number of hazardous products youhave in your home is to make your own cleaning products. Wise buying decisions and good management practices can reduce the hazards in the home, in the air [read more... ] Why You Need a Carbon Monoxide Detector On July 1, 2009 a new carbon monoxide law went into effect in Colorado requiring the installation of Carbon monoxide detectors in all rental properties, homes for sale and new construction homes and apartments. [read more...] What's In Your Tool Box? Every home should have a basic toolbox. I’ve sent each of my kids off with one of their own and I’ve taught them all how to do simple projects using everything in that toolbox. [read more... ] Is Your Deck Safe? Every year hundreds of decks fail due to age and structural defects. Our decks are wonderful settings for social gatherings and family events. We lounge on our decks and enjoy our morning coffee or an afternoon beverage as we watch the sunset. Some times the deck holds one person and sometimes many. [read more... ] Tips and Tricks to a Professional Looking Tile Job If you visit enough businesses and homes you will eventually see a tile installation that just looks, well odd. The tiles are uneven, the grout lines are crooked or the cut pieces are weird in the way they fit into their spaces. [read more... ] How Safe is Your Clothes Dryer? Did you know that clothes dryers and washing machines were involved in one out of every 21 home structure fires? Here are some interesting facts from the US Fire Department. [read more... ]  Save Money by Insulating Your Home Insulation is a wonderful thing; it keeps the heat in on cold days and keeps the heat out on hot days. Either way enough insulation in your home means lower energy cost for you. [read more... ]  Spring Maintenance Tips It’s that time of year, the outdoors are coming alive! Now’s the time to think of some of the interior and exterior semi annual maintenance items that need attention. Soon your yard will call for your attention, now it’s time for those house items. [ read more... ] Exterior Home Maintenance List Some of the things to look at on the exterior would be: [read more... ]  Signs of a Meth Lab A high level of iodine and phosphine are released during the Meth cooking process. Long term effects of living in a Meth lab house are: various forms of cancer, headaches, nausea, shortness of breath or other respiratory issues...[read more ] Radon The Silent Killer Radon is found worldwide and is considered to be the number one cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. It is tasteless, colorless, odorless and a toxic radioactive gas. There are no symptoms to radon gas poisoning...[read more ]  Home Safety List Make your home safe and more comfortable... [read more] Getting a Good Home Inspector List of tips and questions to ask when choosing your home inspector...[read more] Building a Home Emergency Kit Keeping safe and comfortable during power outages and other disruptions... [read more] Preparing for a Home Inspection A good home inspection report is key to sellling your house. Here are some tips to help you get ready and have a successful inspection... [read more] Are You Living in a Healthy Home? If we are living in an unhealthy home, than all of our good work is negated and the improvement in our health remains elusive. The Earth your home is built upon may have energetic influences that are sick. That sick energy emitting from the ground may affect your own body's energetic system... (read more)