That Mold Smell is Just a Symptom
My husband said, “Hold your breath while I open up the garage door and let it air out a little bit.” I was five months pregnant so we were extra cautious around items and...
Uses for a Thermal Image Camera
It’s Friday night. What is more fun than pointing a thermal image camera at a pizza oven on your backyard porch? You focus the camera and find out your pizza should go on the...
Are You Looking at a Flood Damaged Fireplace? How to Investigate!
In the previous post we touched on the sanitary problems behind leaving a brick fireplace* in place after a flood. “…mortar and brick are porous. Brick may be salvageable if it is a higher...
Spot Warning Signs of a Shoddy Flood Remodel
We are now approximately seven months after Hurricane Harvey. As time goes on more and more remodeled homes are hitting the market. This certainly is the case for the neighborhood where my husband is...
Expand Your Home with a White Noise Machine
Almost two weeks ago we increased our family by 25%. Whomever said babies cry softer after they are first born is flat wrong. This family came home from the hospital just before lunch time....
Master the Art of Quickly Searching Craigslist
My husband and I agree not to do a search on Craigslist looking over each other’s shoulder. If I am the one with the keyboard and mouse we are whizzing through a page of...
Childproof Kitchen Appliances? Try Before You Buy
Looking for your next set of appliances?* Do you have: young children grandchildren think you might have kids sometime host friends with kids imagine you might sell your home to anyone with a child...
Must-Have Home Features: Dealbreaker or Compromise?
So you are thinking about buying a house for the first (or twentieth time)? What’s on your “gotta-have-it” list? The problem is quite often the final home ends up being some sort of compromise...
Should You Buy a Home Right Now? An All-Inclusive Checklist
After that last post we all see the cold hard cash value in living as close as possible to work. A guaranteed personal goldmine is your ticket to earlier financial independence. If you buy...
Must-Have Home Feature: Short Commute Distance
If you are like many who are on the road during rush hour between 7:30-9:00 am and 4:30-6:00 pm^ you are guaranteed to have the same drive five out of seven days of the...
