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Doors & Locks Tip
When cleaning your door
hardware, only use mild soap and water. The chemicals that are used in
most cleaners and polishes can be harmful to the clearcoat finish that
is applied to nearly every brand of door hardware on the market.
Apr 15th 2019
Guide to Easy Backyard Composting
Setting up a composter in your backyard is
easy. And in addition to reducing landfill waste in your local
community, it's a great way to create rich fertilizer for your garden.The Benefits of Compost
Compost provides many benefits, both environmental and economic, which
is why it's often referred to as black gold. Compost is a rich,
beneficial form of fertilizer that you can make yourself by using waste
from your kitchen and yard. You can spread compost as a fertilizer for
your gard
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Apr 14th 2019
Options for Filtering Your Tap Water
Options for Filtering Your Tap Water
Across the country, water
quality concerns are on the rise. This article explains why you should
filter your home's wate
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Jan 20th 2019
Creating a Smarter Home
There are
new web apps and devices coming out that can help you save energy,
improve safety and increase the convenience of your home by making your
home “smarter.” “Smart home” is a term that is used for describing web
apps, devices, and systems that automate your home to make managing
your home easier and better.
Some elements of smart home apply to individual appliances, a
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Dec 21st 2018
Why Bother Caring for Door Hinges & Hardware
Let's face it, in the pantheon
of routine home maintenance, caring for your door hinges and hardware
clearly isn't as high a priority as say, getting your annual furnace
maintenance done or regularly testing your smoke detectors. So why worry
about your door and hinge hardware? For most people, the answer is
simply “I don't like
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Dec 10th 2018