Category: Home Improvement & Decoration

As any homeowner knows, one of the most common home improvement projects is hanging pictures, shelves, or other objects on walls. In order to do this properly, you need to find the wall studs—the wooden beams that run vertically along your walls and support your home’s structure. And the best way to do that is with a stud finder.

A stud finder tool is a handheld device that uses magnets or radar to detect the location of studs in walls. It’s a simple tool, but it can save you a lot of time and effort—and even money. That’s because if you try to hang something without first finding the studs, you run the risk of damaging your wall or having your shelving come crashing down.

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You open the door and peer down into the damp darkness.  Instantly, your throat begins to itch.  The musty, close smell invades your senses.  Water hangs in the air and collects on the walls, dripping down to puddle on the floor.  No, this isn’t the latest installment in an adventure series.  But it could be describing your basement – without a dehumidifier – a real horror story!

Is a Basement Dehumidifier Worth the Investment?

Almost certainly- Yes. It can transform whole basement areas from wet to wonderful!  A dehumidification system in your basement will eliminate the symptoms of a wet basement, such as rust and musty smells, as well as mildew and allergy-inducing molds.  You also owe it to yourself to invest in the structural soundness of your home:  a wet basement is harmful to the very foundation of your house.  Most insurance premiums are money down the drain.  If you think of this dehumidifier as insurance, then you have the extra payback of getting something positively useful for the money you pay out – reclaimed space for as long as you want.  A basement dehumidifier will help you reclaim the space so you can take advantage of that area […]

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Green home designs use eco-friendly reusable materials, furnishings and leftovers. These kinds of designs feature the use of long-lasting, non-toxic materials as well as recycling. Green home designs make use of materials that are renewable and long-lasting. To remodel a residence with new materials every few years is not green building design. When you use materials to be green, you restore and salvage what you have when possible. Options for green flooring design can provide you many different choices today. You can sand and refinish or even paint and stencil without using materials containing volatile organic compounds (referred to as […]

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