Valuable Tips & Advice for Home Owners

Deck Collapse Is Your Deck Safe?

A particularly violent deck collapse occurred. What made this collapse so frightening was it occurred with surprisingly little impetus. The potential purchasers, a family of five, were doing a final walkthrough on a single-family house in a quiet, older subdivision in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

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Solving Basement Water Problems

Solving Basement Water Problems.  Many “how-to” magazines run articles touting miracle products that stop water from permeating through foundations or basement walls and floors. While some products may be effective at mitigating water migration through cracks or flaws in a wall, blocking groundwater can be as tough as keeping water from leaking through split seams […]

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The Air Barrier and Your Home

Prevention is possible by ensuring all your insulation is covered by a vapour barrier, most codes call for a minimum of 6 mm poly, and all penetrations are overlapped and taped by Tuck tape, the red tape not the silver duct tape of Red Green fame. All electrical boxes, windows, switches, and vent penetrations should be tightly sealed.

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Understanding Your Septic Tank

Understanding Your Septic Tank.  The septic tank is buried, watertight container typically made of concrete, fiberglass, or polyethylene. It holds the waste water long enough to allow solids to settle out, forming sludge, and oil and grease to float to the surface as scum. It also allows partial decompositions of the solid materials. Compartments and […]

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Choosing Your Air Conditioner

Air conditioners are a great investment for your home. Resale value of a home with AC is significantly higher than a house without an air conditioner. The efficiency rating of an AC severely impacts the cost of using the unit. Seasonal energy efficiency ratio (SEER) is how air conditioners get rated depending on average cost and usage values. Choosing the right unit for your home depends on a few factors; such as, efficiency needs, costs of yearly operation, and reliability of the air conditioner. The higher the SEER rating, the lower the air conditioner costs to operate. The SEER rating of a unit is the cooling output in Btu (British thermal unit) range from a low of 13 to the highest possible rating of 20.

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Improve Your Lot Drainage

Improve Your Lot Drainage How much water do you think comes off your roof in a heavy rain storm?  Take a typical 1500 sq ft home and a rain storm that drops one inch of rain, this is equal to over 900 gallons of water. This water, all 900 gallons, leaves your roof by following […]

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Repairing Concrete Foundations

Repairing Your Homes Concrete Foundation   Concrete foundations are of two types – poured concrete and concrete block. Poured concrete is a modern manner of laying foundations, while concrete blocks are more traditional. Concrete blocks are preferred for their visual appeal and strength. Yet, as time passes, there may be degradation of concrete. The prime cause […]

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EIFS Exterior Insulation Finish Systems

EIFS Exterior Insulation Finish Systems EIFS – History of system Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems is an insulating, decorative and protective finish system for exterior walls that can be installed on any type of construction. It is the only exterior wall covering that insulates and provides weather protection in a selection of shapes, colors, and […]

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