Metal Could Work

Have you ever spent time in a shed when it is raining very hard outside? The noise might be deafening, making you think that you would hate to have a metal roof on your home. But this is not going to be the case. Metal roofing is not much louder than any other roofing...

Keep it Out of the Drain

After you fry up a batch of bacon, are you left with a large amount of grease in your frying pan? What do you do with that afterward? Some will just pour it down the drain. It might be tempting, considering that it seems to flow so smoothly, but that is one of the...

Get A Handle On It!

We all end up flushing our toilet a few times each day. You might not even be aware you are doing it, but if you pay attention, you might be surprised at the number of times you end up pulling that lever. Considering how often it is used, it is pretty amazing that...

Turning Your Home Into Swiss Cheese

One of the more difficult things to deal with as a homeowner is a persistent woodpecker. These birds can be very fascinating to watch in action, but not so much if they have picked your home as their target. Woodpeckers are amazing at seeing and hearing the signs of...

When Your Water Is Too Hard

Water has some pretty amazing properties. One of them is that it will erode and dissolve minerals and pick them up in its stream. This is why you sometimes will be dealing with hard water as a homeowner. Usually, this comes from water that has run through a layer of...