Once a month the utility bill arrives in physical and virtual mailboxes across the country. It’s guaranteed to cause a groan from the resident bill payer, especially if the AC or heat have been on high for weeks. Image by Maria Godfrida from Pixabay Suddenly thermostats go up or down and family members are reminded to turn out the lights. We ...
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Vacuuming Tips To Remove Bed Bugs
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Bed bugs have been with us for thousands of years and sadly will possibly be with us for decades more. So says Brooke Borel, a science journalist who has written a rather chilling book entitled Infested: How the Bed Bug Infiltrated Our Bedroom and Took Over the World Borel, in her research, says even the ancient Egyptians had to cope ...
Don’t Start Your First DIY Project Without Taking These Steps
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Spring is coming, and with it: that annual drive to get your toolkit out and start doing some home improvement. We’ve sat inside during the endless cold, dark, rain and snow of the winter, and we’ve made a checklist of everything in our homes that is not working up to the standard we’d like. This past year, in which we have spent far ...
How to Clean Your Fabric Sofa & Make it Look New
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As much as being a couch potato is fun, lounging on a grim sofa is nobody's desire. Being one of the most used furniture, your sofa is bound to get dirty by pet hair, crumbs, liquid spills, etc. These stains can also make it look rusty if not cleaned thoroughly. Thankfully, there are DIY ways you can apply to clean your sofa. This way, ...
5 Reasons To Invest In A Remote Home Monitoring System
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With the ever-expanding list of monitoring systems and security gadgets on the market, it can seem like only the most tech conscious can benefit from these new systems. In truth, the rapid development of these services and systems means they are designed with increasing user-friendliness in mind. Image by Valentin J-W from ...