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Three Ideas To Hide Drains And Pumps In Your Basement

12 January 2015

If you have a finished basement, you may have to install drainage systems. Drains can be installed outside or inside of your home. For existing homes, drains may need to be installed in your basement to deal with existing moisture problems. This can take up a lot of space if you want to have them hidden behind basement walls. The wall can also be directly finished and the drains can be part of the open space.

Seven Ways To Add Years To Your Gutter's Life

6 January 2015

Your gutters have a fairly big job, which is to take water and moisture away from your home. If gutters did not provide a way for water to go when it comes off the roof during a storm, it could potentially do damage to the home's structure over time. Consider using the following seven strategies to maintain the gutters of your home, and to extend their utility longer: 1. Give your gutter a wash.

Why Your Safety Is At Risk When You Try To Handle Your Own Roof Repairs

31 December 2014

It's easy for many homeowners to think that they can safely and easily handle their own roofing repairs when their home is simply missing some shingles or tiles, but this work is always best left to a professional. Not only will they typically do a better job with the repairs themselves, but a person's safety is at risk when they try to climb onto their home's roof. Consider why this is and why falls from ladders and roofs are so common even with the most surefooted homeowner.

Three Of The Best Materials To Add Patterns And Style To Your Roof Installation

23 December 2014

There are many different types of roofing materials that can be used to give your home a unique look. If you want to have patterns and other designs in the roof of your home, you may want to use something other than conventional asphalt shingles. Materials like slates, tiles and cedar shakes work well to create patterns and unique designs in roof installations. Here are three of the best materials to use for the patterns and designs you want to have added to your new roof:

How To Easily Get Rid Of The Extra Rocks That You Have Unearthed On Your Property

19 December 2014

Whether you are digging up your yard for an in-ground pool or you simply needed to dig around the foundation of your home, you are bound to come across a lot of rocks that you either do not want to put back into the ground or will no longer have a use for. So what will you do with those rocks? This is where the following tips and hints will come in handy for you.

How To Get And Shell The Pecans In Your Tree

26 November 2014

There is a large variety of pecan trees numbering over a thousand different varieties. Pecan trees can grow extremely large once mature, and for this reason need to be spaced a minimum of thirty five feet apart at planting. It's fairly easy to determine when you can begin harvesting pecans. Generally, when you see that the shucks (or hulls) of the pecans are splitting open and a nut is starting to fall out, your pecans are ready for harvest.