How Do You Get Rid of Carpenter Bees?
Some “pests” are pestier than others! The more challenging it is to get rid of a pest that is causing damage to your home in one way, shape, or form, causes me to label it “pestier” than others. There are all types of creepy crawlies that many folks refer to as “pests” that create damage […]
Is Step Flashing Necessary?
Recently I stepped out on a roof at a Client’s home, it was a roof that led up to a wall for another part of the home. As I got closer to the wall that the roof led up to, something did not feel right under my feet. I mean, it was not totally squishy […]
How to Caulk Large Gaps
Have you ever been in a position where you had an extraordinarily large gap to fill and you were really not sure how to do it? This may have been the case with wood, concrete, on the interior, or on the exterior, but the challenge was still the same! A gap large enough […]
What is a Calcimine Ceiling?
We often get calls from folks that are really confused about a particular ceiling issue that they seem to be experiencing. It is centered around a peeling challenge that they keep having with a ceiling of theirs. Although seemingly sometimes (though certainly not always!) originally triggered by some type of moisture, once all possible […]
Why Do Deck Stains Peel?
Deck stains are perhaps THE most challenging product to adhere long term to any surface on the exterior of anyone’s home. Well, there are a few factors involved, which also tend to be intertwined with each other. Let’s start off with the obvious where most deck stains are not able to be applied to […]
Does Vinyl Siding Decrease Home Value?
An occurrence that is not so unusual when I am often discussing a project with a potential Client who is wrestling between vinyl siding or painting their home, is which route makes the most sense to go with? This seems to particularly be the case with our paint systems that, although guaranteed for 5-years […]
Where Do Bathroom Vents Go?
One of the more interesting questions I like to ask when walking through any type of bathroom project with a Client is, “Do you know where your bathroom fan is vented to?” Perhaps not surprisingly, most folks don’t have a clue – nor should they! After all, most people who […]
How Many Years Do Wood Fences Last?
During periods of time when we spend longer stretches at home (the best example of which may be most recently when folks have not had a choice but to spend longer stretches at home!), we obviously have a higher tendency to notice “things”. Particularly if the weather is nice, we may be working in the […]
Don’t Wait!!
Obviously we are in the midst of one of the most challenging times that we as a society have ever experienced. I have been fortunate enough to be on this Earth for 4+ decades and I definitely have not seen anything close to this. There is fear. There is uncertainty. There is awkwardness. From […]
“The New Normal”
Every so often a phenomenon occurs that interjects new terminology into the vocabulary of our world. This terminology can consist of individual words or groups of words that no one may have previously heard before and now seemingly overnight one cannot escape their presence. These words and the actions associated with them can be due […]
