How to know which Colors to Pick for your Home?
One year, many moons ago, we had a booth at a couple of local Home Shows and I was trying to come up with an idea of a theme for the booth. I stumbled across a book at a paint store whose title was ‘What Does Your Birthday Color Say About You?’ Brilliant!! I decided to build the booth […]
Have you Ever Smooshed a Plant?
If you work around the exterior of your home fairly regularly, your chances of unintentionally causing some type of collateral damage are probably pretty decent. As a company that typically works on a good number of homes on a weekly basis, in the “good” weather months of the year, we are no exception to […]
What in the WORLD is the Purpose of Shutters???
Many of us have shutters on the exterior of our home. I’m sure many of us – correctly I might add – also assume that once upon a time, shutters were pretty commonplace and used to protect windows during various types of bad weather. With the advent of modern technology, what once was a […]
Why “Natural Finish” Deck Staining is SUCH a Finicky Undertaking…
Believe it or not, I am in my 3rd decade in the Home Improvement Industry! Feels kind of funny to be able to say it, but yes, I suppose I am some type of Elder Statesman. Perhaps one of the most dynamically evolving portions of the industry that I have witnessed over this time […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
