9 October 2014
If you're in the middle of a heat wave, you might be trying to think of ways to cool your home down without causing a drastic increase to your energy bill. There are actually quite a few ways to keep your home cool during the summer. Here are a few ideas to help you stay cool and save money on your cooling bills. Cool Down The House Your home soaks up a lot of heat during the day.
9 October 2014
Building your own home can be a very rewarding experience. This allows you to be involved with nearly every aspect of your home's design. When most people who build their own home start to think about design elements that will be in place, they head over to the local home improvement center to select from the same run-of-the-mill designs that already exist in thousands of other homes. However, what if you chose to pay a visit to your local metal fabrication company instead?
9 October 2014
Since your driveway is also part of your landscape, you will want to choose the right plants to complement its borders. Any plants you select should be slow-growing and not prone to spreading. They should also be hardy, since they will have to withstand lower nutrients and heavy foot traffic. Most of the plants you choose should be relatively short so that they don't block driver's views. At the same time, you will want plants that enhance your driveway's appearance and that of your home.
9 October 2014
So your seamless gutter system is looking a little plain against your pretty landscape, and you're ready to give it a makeover, but you don't know where to start. The good news is that it doesn't take much to make a big difference in the appearance of your gutters. You can create a whole new look and feel for your home with the help of these three gutter décor ideas:
9 October 2014
The moving parts of a garage door should be oiled and greased in order to avoid friction and wear. Your garage door should come greased from the factory, but over time and with exposure to the elements, the oil and grease that protect the door can degrade. Once you lose your protective grease, your hinges can get stuck, and your rollers can stop rotating. When this happens, you need to act quickly to make repairs.
9 October 2014
Vines add vertical splashes of color to landscape by scrambling up wall, winding around trellises, or sprawling across fences. These plants also grow rapidly, so they require proper pruning and training to remain healthy and stay within their boundaries. This is especially true of commonly-grown vigorous, woody vines likes clematis, climbing roses and wisteria. 1: Clematis Pruning your clematis can be tricky. You need to know if your plant is a spring or mid- to late-summer bloomer, so you can prune it at the right time of year.
9 October 2014
The prospect of going to jail for the first time is disconcerting at best and downright frightening at worst. If you are faced with the prospect of doing time behind bars, it's very important that you keep a clear head and make a realistic and workable game plan so that your stay in jail is as safe as possible. Although doing time in real life rarely mirrors the physically dangerous circumstances portrayed in dramatic television shows and movies, you still may run into trouble with other inmates as well as experience substantial amounts of anxiety.