All posts by onthehouse
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Are You Making Major Plumbing Mistakes?
10 things your plumber wishes you wouldn’t do Your toilet’s clogged again, and this time it’s all your fault. (Who knew flushable kitty litter wasn’t flushable?) To help you avoid any future clogs, floods or breakdowns, we...
- Posted April 28, 2018
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How Much Should You Budget for Home Maintenance?
How much money should you budget for home maintenance and repairs? It’s impossible to predict exactly what your home will need, but average homeowner costs can be helpful and often fairly accurate. Using average costs, there are a couple...
- Posted April 28, 2018
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5 Easy Steps to Plant a Tree
Arbor Day is a holiday that is typically celebrated on the last Friday of April. On this day, people are encouraged to get outside, learn about nature, and plant a tree! Although Arbor Day began over 140...
- Posted April 28, 2018
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Transforming Walls Into Smart Surfaces
Conductive Paint Transforms Walls Into Sensors, Interactive Surfaces Smart walls react to human touch, sense activity in room Walls are what they are — big, dull dividers. With a few applications of conductive paint and some...
- Posted April 28, 2018
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Superior Decorative Concrete Coatings, Sealers, Epoxy Floor Systems and More
Introduction: The homeowners, Mike and Robin, asked us to rebuild and restore a free-standing detached one car garage on the property that was about to collapse. Mike placed special emphasis on updating the garage, as he is...
- Posted April 22, 2018
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Show Notes: Earth Day Home Improvements
Show Notes from the On The House with The Carey Brothers and Cameron recorded April 21st, 2018. This week’s show covers everything from your home improvement personality type to apps you can use to help with your...
- Posted April 21, 2018
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Handy Home Improvement Apps
With smartphones being the norm, it would only make sense to have an app that helps you with your home improvements. Check out some of the favorites from the app store. Know of any others or have...
- Posted April 21, 2018
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Easy Home Improvements For Earth Day
In honor of Earth Day, here are some easy home improvement tasks that can be started and finished in just one day. I looked for small and reasonably quick home improvements that will have a lasting impact...
- Posted April 21, 2018
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The Indoor Air Quality Epidemic + 6 Natural Solutions!
Did you know that the EPA says indoor air quality is often 2 – 5 times worse than outdoor air quality? Indoor air toxins have been known to cause everything from allergies, to chronic headaches, and even...
- Posted April 21, 2018
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Installing An Outdoor Faucet
Stop Lugging Around That Heavy Hose! If dragging hoses around is a constant activity in your yard, install a remote faucet and eliminate that hassle forever. Installing the faucet will take you a day or two (depending...
- Posted April 21, 2018