Planting trees can help save on your energy bills. Carefully positioned trees can save up to 25% of a typical household’s energy for heating and cooling. Just three trees, properly placed around the house, can save an average household between $100 and $250 in heating and cooling energy costs annually. During the summer months, the [...]

Have a plan in case of a fire in your home. Fire can and might happen to you! You must be prepared and have the knowledge to escape safely. Fire is darker, smokier, hotter, and faster than you can imagine. You must know what fire is like in order to escape the danger safely. The [...]

Thinking about replacing the windows in your home? Here are some helpful tips that you need to know when you begin looking for the best windows for your home. Air infiltration. This refers to the movement of air at a different temperature through the different interfacing surfaces of the sash and frame. Look for windows [...]

A safe home is a happy home. Well, one would hope it is anyway. I do know an unsafe home is definitely NOT a happy one. You should always be on the lookout for ways to make your home safer for you, your family, and your guests. They do say most injuries happen at home. [...]

There is good mulch and bad mulch. Good landscape mulch is made up primarily of composted bark. When this type of mulch is prepared for use in landscaping through the composting process age and heat stabilize the product, which already is partially decayed when it is spread. While I don’t often recommend homeowners purchase any [...]