by Rachel Laurendeau on May 17, 2012
A friend of mine recently bought a 20-year-old house. Before finalizing the deal, she had a home inspector come take a look at the house and he found only a few minor problems so she decided to move forward with the purchase. Within a week of moving into their new home, she was getting terrible headaches and her baby developed a chronic cough, watery eyes and a runny nose. As it turns out, there was mold in the house that had not been detected by the inspection and the previous owner had neglected to mention that there had been leaking in the basement. They thought that because they had undertaken basement waterproofing after discovering the leak that the problem had been solved. [click to continue…]
by Rachel Laurendeau on May 16, 2012
During heavy rains, your roof gutters and downspouts work together to direct the flow of water away from your home. However, if your gutters are clogged up with debris, the flow will be interrupted causing water to overflow, damaging your gutters and roofing and, ultimately, your home. This is why it is so important to clean and check your gutters during your seasonal outdoor maintenance and cleaning.
Some of the biggest culprits for clogging up roof gutters are the trees surrounding your home. The most important time of year to clean your gutters is in the fall when trees have been dropping their leaves. For some tree species that are heavy pollinators, dropping lots of seeds and flowers, it is also a good idea to inspect your gutters in late spring. [click to continue…]
by Rachel Laurendeau on May 15, 2012
Have you ever walked into a room and immediately had a certain feeling wash over you? Like, when you walk into a spa, you feel calm and soothed or when you walk into a gym, you feel energized. A lot of this “feeling” can come from the colors that have been chosen and how those colors stimulate and affect us. If your home office or study space has you feeling less than productive, why not take some cues from color researchers to spruce things up and boost your creativity, energy and productivity. [click to continue…]
by Rachel Laurendeau on May 14, 2012
Do you love the look and feel of a log cabin but aren’t in a position to custom build a complete log home at the moment? Why not add accents to your normal home to give it that rustic and cozy log cabin feeling? Professional log home builders can bring the essence of a log cabin into your home by adding just a few important details during your next home improvement project.
Here are a few ideas to help you add log home elements to your current home. Pick and choose the ones that will work best with the existing details of your home. [click to continue…]
by Rachel Laurendeau on May 11, 2012
As we roll into the month of May, we also enter the busiest time of year for moving. Here are our top tips to make the move to your new residence go as smoothly as possible.
Get Organized
When it comes to moving, you can’t just haphazardly throw everything that you own into boxes and hope for the best. As you start packing, de-clutter. Consider what you no longer use and give it away to charity, throw it out or sell it. There is no point in moving piles of stuff that you’ll never use. [click to continue…]
