Category Archive for "Homeowner"
Avoid planting these trees
Aside from autumn, early spring—before bud-break—is the ideal time to plant trees. And, if you’re thinking of selling your home, trees, placed strategically around the home, can help increase the home’s value. Not all trees are alike, however, and some…
The 3 most popular vegetables to grow in a pandemic garden
“Sow the Seeds of Victory” was a phrase familiar to all Americans in early spring of 1917. We hadn’t yet entered “The Great War” that was ravaging our allies’ food supplies. All across Europe, “. . . agricultural workers were…
Summer is on the way: Is your home ready?
Isn’t the internet amazing? The answer to just about any question you may have can be found with just a few key strokes. When we turned to the experts for advice on summer home maintenance, we were inundated with information…
Behind on your bills? Here’s what you need to do
It’s terrifying to suddenly find out that you’ll not be receiving another paycheck. It’s easy to go into panic mode, especially if you have others depending on you to keep the lights on and stomachs full. Across the country, utility…
The COVID-19 scammers are out in full force: How to avoid becoming a victim
While the government shutdown has brought out the best in millions of Americans, there will always be those who seek to take advantage of any situation. Unfortunately, because government agencies charged with rooting out the scammers are closed, they’re finding…
Cornavirus patient in the home? Here’s what you need to do to avoid infection
We’ve been admonished to do our part to “flatten the curve” by socially distancing ourselves from others, by washing our hands frequently and other forms of collective action. If you happen to share a home with a coronavirus patient, it’s…
How to disinfect your home for coronavirus
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What to do if you can’t make your mortgage payments
It seems like only yesterday that the word “foreclosure” dominated the headlines as millions of Americans lost their homes during the Great Recession. Now, that dreaded “F” word is reappearing in media accounts of the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on the…
The Right Way to Remove Wallpaper
If you think wallpaper is something only your grandmother would love, think again. “Wallpaper is back with a vengeance,” Brook Anderson with Bay Hill Design in Austin, TX tells Studio 512. Celeste Randolph, a designer in Los Altos, CA concurs…
What you need to know about carbon monoxide in the home
Violence sells and “If it bleeds, it leads” has been the media’s strategy for the past decade or more. The gorier, more brutal the death, the more it’s hyped. What we rarely hear about are the less dramatic, less clickbait-worthy…
