Historical Artifact Adventures! Read or Listen!
On a recent Friday night I was on my way home from the Shop and was trying to figure out what to do. It was an odd situation as there was some type of mix-up with my 5pm appointment, all of my most immediate paperwork was seemingly caught up on, and our staff had […]
Common Historic Restoration Mistakes
We would all love to be able to restore a Historic building to its former glory – or at least hire the right Historic Restoration Contractors to do the job – but it’s never easy. You’re essentially fighting against time itself whenever you’re restoring a Historic property, and many of the materials and techniques that […]
When is the Best Time to “Blank”???
On this particular afternoon, while driving home from my daughter’s tumble practice, I noticed how beautiful it was outside. It is a Saturday, heading toward later May, and I could not help but notice how many people were outside and either working on or having someone work on the exterior of their home. […]
Termites, Carpenter Ants, and other Wood-Boring Insects…Oh My!!
With the rainy weather we have had in recent history, dating back to last August, residential wood-eating insects are about ready to burst at the seams. September through November 2018 marked the rainiest “Fall” around these parts in history. This past April, it rained 21 out of 30 days Another record. With Winter sandwiched […]
Getting Your Home Ready for Spring
Spring is finally here, which means it’s time for some Spring cleaning. Depending on how you are wired, you may be either relishing the chance to air out your home and get rid of the grime that has somehow accumulated over the past several months or you may be dreading the extra housework. In either […]
Does Your Home Have Hidden Mold?
Probably one of the things that any home or property owner cringes at the thought of as it relates to existing within their living or operating space. Mold can create a plethora of health challenges. I, myself am very fortunate when it comes to health overall but am apparently allergic to some rare type […]
Perhaps The Best Spring Gardening Tip Ever…
Although surely not everyone celebrates, for those that do, Easter is a very special time! Not only for Spiritual reasons, but Easter often seems to symbolically run parallel with the beginning of Spring. Although not always the warmest of days, this year, with Easter being a bit later than it often is, folks who garden […]
How to Stop a Bleeding Knothole…
You may have dealt with this before… A knothole in a piece of wood that you are trying to paint that no matter what you do to stop it from bleeding through your finish coat, just seems to magically keep reappearing. Why is this??? In a nutshell, the knothole bleeding through […]
The Importance of Storm Windows!
With the technology in window manufacturing advancement today, one would think that the traditional storm window market may be falling by the wayside. This is very much not necessarily true. Although when folks do update the windows on their homes & businesses, they do seem to steer towards windows not requiring storm windows, there […]
Is Composite Trim Truly Maintenance-Free?
When someone replaces rotted wood trim on their home with some type of composite trim, initially there may be a feeling of satisfaction knowing that what they just installed will never rot on them again. They may even have a slight feeling of invincibility at first as they may like to believe that what they […]
