The plastic ones don't do your older home justice and they are too short for your vintage windows...wooden replacement ones are available...

No need to buy weed and feed. Can do both functions separately. In fact the granular stuff doesn't work unless the lawn is wet. This...

I always come early to get some alone time with my houses. These two dogs barked at me the whole time. They were inside when the...

Called in to do a check up on a new house before their one year warranty was up. Here are some of the problems I found. Erosion down...

Drove by a whole row of houses with copper surrounding their chimneys. Copper is a main ingredient in Wet and Forget. I wonder if the...

Realtors, ain't technology grand when it works for YOU? The report software I use now has a new feature where you can make your repair...

Here is the under fascia solution found in site below. 11 Best Types Of Roof Vents + Understanding Attic Ventilation - Roof Hub...

Chimneys: lofty, solid...out there in the wind and snow and rain. But like all of us, vulnerable. Brick work isn't designed to act like...

Current code recommends Ground Fault Circuit Interupters, in basements, garages, outside and within 6 feet of water inside. They are...

Roofs are supposed to be on top of everything else. When a roof meets a wall you've got water running down where it was not meant to and...

House wash--gets rid of mold and algae! Wear goggles! Wear old clothes! Just attach it to your garden hose. When empty simply refill...

So, you chilled the champagne, put on your best cologne, spread out the bearskin rug... but the dang fireplace won't light! Believe me,...

This shows how to do the shell and some of the interiors: no plumbing, electrical, HVAC. Even though it covers only some of the scope of...

Just inspected a new condo in DC. Really modern and bright. However, they had installed a draft hood that fit between the cabinet...

Two days in a row met two guys with cold garages that they really wanted to spend more time in but the doors weren't insulated. I like...

As teachers we called it The Februaries, students taken over by gloom and glum, not a month to decide you want to be a teacher. That's...

Here's a house where the gutters have become planters! Cleaning gutters (and anything else done on ladders) is a major cause of death...

Ideally there should be continuous soffit vents and a continuous ridge vent in your attic to allow for a passive air flow over the inside...

Some of those old one-piece dampers just can't be opened and closed easily and sometimes they have fallen out and just aren't there...

This beautiful room doesn't have a conventional attic space. It may still be vented from the eaves to ridge as required in R806.3 of the...