A Holiday Disaster!!
This is a joyous time of year for many of us. In fact, it is not far-fetched to say that for many people, the Holiday Season late in the calendar is their favorite time of year (though mine is the 4th of July, perhaps I am an anomaly??). Through the diverse array of any of the […]
Selling Your Home? To Repair or Not To Repair??
Whether your home or a family home is getting ready to be placed on the market, there is always the question that comes up as to what should be done and what should not be done. Recently, I looked at a home for a Client that was put in a position of needing to sell a home for a family member pretty quickly. They […]
Do You Enjoy Shoveling Snow?
I am not sure I have ever asked a more rhetorical question to open up any home improvement snippet I have written. Though my Dad always said that he enjoyed shoveling snow because of the workout it provides. I am not sure if he euphemistically looks at it that way in order to motivate himself to conquer […]
Holiday Interior Painting Ideas
Perhaps you have been hosting some faction of the Holidays at your home for quite some time. Perhaps this is the very first time you have been called upon to host (which you gleefully accepted…even though now you may be wondering what the heck you have gotten yourself into!). Whatever the case may […]
Why You are Getting Water in Your Basement…
One of the more unsettling things any home or business owner can come across, is water in their basement. This is particularly nerve-wrecking when you may come across it for the first time. If you have ever had this happen to you, you know exactly what I am referring to. You innocently head downstairs to change out the […]
What is the Best Month to Perform an Exterior Paint Job in RI?
If you were to ask any exterior painting Contractor what the best month to paint the exterior of your home or business in RI was, you would most likely get one of two answers… You may get the ambiguous answer, where the Contractor kind of dances around the question and instead of providing a […]
Why Does the Paint on My House Bubble?
Recently I had two different conversations that essentially asked pretty much the same thing. “Tom, why does the paint on my house bubble?” The answer to each was a question from me. “When you see it bubbling, what else is happening at that time?” Although there are numerous reasons as to why paint might bubble, I am going to address the two specific reasons why the paint was bubbling in these particular circumstances that I was asked […]
When is Rotted Wood NOT Really Rotted???
As the old saying goes, “If I had a nickel for…” In this case the 2nd part of this sentence would be “…every time someone told me that they had rotted wood that needed fixing, I would be a rich man!” So then… If I had a nickel for every time someone told me that they had rotted wood that […]
If You Have a Chimney on Your Home, THIS is NOT Optional!!
We all hear the horror stories. Someone enjoying the warmth and aura of their fireplace, on a cool Fall or cold Winter night, when all of a sudden they hear a loud popping and cracking noise, perhaps accompanied by dense smoke. With their heart-pounding, they immediately call the fire department, which comes out and informs the unfortunate homeowner that they were experiencing a fire in their chimney. This […]
When is the Best Time of Year to Clean Out Your Gutters??
As Fall creeps in across New England, I believe many would agree, it is truly a blessing to be able to take in the beauty of the colorful foliage that takes shape in the process. The gorgeous patterns of brilliant Autumn colors can absolutely be a breathtaking sight to anyone who is able to take […]
