All posts by onthehouse
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Furnace Tune Up!
With cold weather rapidly approaching it’s a good idea to inspect your home heating system to make sure that it’s safe and in peak operating condition. No furnace will keep functioning efficiently without regular heating repair and maintenance....
- Posted March 12, 2016
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Garden Hose 101
Let’s get right to the point. Here’s Garden Hose 101: Garden hoses are available in three basic lengths: 25 feet, 50 feet and 100 feet — with the most popular length being the 50-footer. Yes, they are...
- Posted March 12, 2016
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Projects: Make A Low Cost Cornice Box
Light and airy is our favorite way to decorate because it adds size to a small room, and anyway, a brighter room is generally a happier one. Having said that, we also agree that variety is the...
- Posted March 11, 2016
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New Schluter Profile Colors Match Today’s Tile Trends
Textured Finish Complements Natural Designs Schluter-Systems’ new series of TRENDLINE profiles features a whole new line of colors to go with the latest trends in tile. Today’s tile plays off the look of wood and concrete and...
- Posted March 11, 2016
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Don’t Get Bugged Gardening
As Californians we love this time of year. The warm weather is perfect for planting fresh herbs, vegetables (tomatoes and zucchini are our favorites) and an array of beautiful flowers. Rich, black soil properly prepared usually results...
- Posted March 11, 2016
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Deal Yourself A Clean Deck
Every Spring is spent the same old way – wondering why the deck won’t stay bright and fresh looking for more than a year at a time?!? Well, don’t fret – we know the feeling and are...
- Posted March 11, 2016
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Appliances: Installing An Icemaker
When we were kids, the only way to get ice to chill a beverage was to buy it by the block or fill ice trays and wait for them to freeze. The oldest ice trays that we...
- Posted March 11, 2016
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On Barbecue Safety
Whether your barbecue uses charcoal, wood, propane or natural gas; don’t even think about placing “your shrimp on the barbie” until you are sure that your grill is safe to use. For wood burning units make certain...
- Posted March 10, 2016
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Remodeling
Pride, Envy, Gluttony, Lust, Anger, Greed and Sloth – these are the “Seven Deadly Sins”. The church has its definitions and we do too. Sometimes you will do the project yourself and other times you may hire...
- Posted March 10, 2016
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Projects: Installing A Pet Door
Several years ago we made the mistake of purchasing and installing a pet door in our home without thoroughly studying the issue. What a fiasco that turned out to be. How about that? Us, the gurus of...
- Posted March 10, 2016