2,196 articles related to "home improvement"

Sewer Contractors (Frankfort, IL) Can Quickly Solve Your Plumbing Disasters

Backed up sewage brings with it a host of dangerous bacteria and should be avoided at all costs. So when faced with a plumbing emergency, one may not have ample amount of time to do proper research, to find the best sewer contractors. So it is always...

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The Importance Standards in Preventing Flood and Water Damage Clean-Up in Macomb County, MI

The concepts of drainage and water management are some of the most significant factors to flooding prevention in a community. If the drainage systems are not properly managed, flooding can occur more frequently and more severely. It is impossible to ...

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4 Tips For Help In Growing Better Carrots

So, you've decided to plant a vegetable garden and carrots are going to take pride of place. Here are four tips to ensure that your carrots grow to be big and strong and make you the envy of all your neighbors. 1. Don't plant your carrots...

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A Beautiful Carpet Sets The Mood Of Any Room

A Beautiful Carpet Sets The Mood Of Any Room by: Mike YeagerThe first discovered carpet dates back to 1480 BC in the form of an Egyptian Fresco of handloom. Ever since, carpets have made their mark in most tastefully decorated hearths and homes....

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How to Identify a Quality Interior Shutter

How to Identify a Quality Interior Shutter by: Brian Wright 1. Shutters have proper louver tension The shutters louvers should be smooth and stay in the desired position throughout the lifetime of the shutter. Some manufacturers feature “tensi...

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Selling Your Home - A FSBO's Guide to Keeping It Safe

Selling Your Home - A FSBO's Guide to Keeping It Safe by: Michelle Annese Home sellers not only need to think like a realtor in finding potential buyers for their homes, they also need to think like a personal security agent. Sellers need ...

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Hand Stripping Furniture

Hand Stripping Furniture by: Steve HattrickDirections for HAND Stripping. Work with plenty of ventilation, safety goggles or glases, and skin protection. Stay out of the direct sun and stay protected from wind or strong drafts if working outside...

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Where Did We Get Mirrors From?

Where Did We Get Mirrors From? by: Mike Yeager Mirrors add light and depth to any room. Even a small room can be made to look larger through the proper placement of mirrors at key points around the room. Bathroom mirrors and decorative mirrors a...

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Can your sundial really tell the time

"I am a sundial, and I make a botch Of what is done far better by a watch"So wrote Hilaire Belloc, but is this really fair? Sundials are the earliest known form of time-keeping having been used for some five thousand years. The Greek historian Herodo...

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October in the Flower Garden – Preparing for Winter

A very busy time begins in the garden as the summer and autumn flowers fade. Although much depends upon the weather, the time is approaching quickly when we must put everything in order for the winter. In my part of the country, Halloween, at the end...

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