Tag: blog
How to Prevent Water Pipes from Freezing
Any time of year is a good time to actively prepare your home for winter, especially if yours is prone to frozen pipes. In fact, if you’re doing the work yourself, you’ll be much more comfortable working in unheated spaces during the warm weather months. So, what’s the secret to frozen pipe prevention? There are… Continue reading How to Prevent Water Pipes from Freezing
Common Home Heating Problems
Even if you love winter in Central New Jersey, you wouldn’t care Troubleshooting for at quite as much with a finnicky furnace on your hands. And sooner or later, even with the best of care, it’s going to let you down. How will you Troubleshooting know when that time has come? Here are just a… Continue reading Common Home Heating Problems
How to Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality
Does your home seem unusually dusty? Are you constantly Indoor Air battling the sniffles? Is static electricity a persistent problem? If so, these are just signs of contaminated indoor air, something that negatively impact your family’s health and the comfort you depend on. According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, approximately 50%… Continue reading How to Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality
Problems to Expect When Remodeling Your Home
Owning a home can be full of surprises, both good and bad. Discovering a box full of antique, collectible coins in the attic? Very good! Discovering that hidden critters have chewed through your electrical wiring in the basement? Very bad. Some of the most frustrating discoveries occur during home remodeling projects. There you are, trying… Continue reading Problems to Expect When Remodeling Your Home
Advantages of a Heat Pump Water Heater
If you have an aging electric water heater and you’ve been planning to replace it, you’re in for a very nice surprise, especially if you’re looking for a replacement system with at least 55 gallons of storage capacity. Back in 2015, the design of electric water heaters of that size changed forever. In fact, and… Continue reading Advantages of a Heat Pump Water Heater
Summer Home Maintenance Tips
Already you’ve dusted off the patio furniture and outdoor toys. Your garden hoses are reconnected, lawn furniture is cleaned and back in use, and you have plenty of sunscreen on hand, don’t to mention some aloe-based lotion just in case. And that’s just a small part of your summer time ritual. But here’s the question: … Continue reading Summer Home Maintenance Tips
4 Good Reasons to Purchase a Ductless Air System
Just in case you’re not sure what a ductless air system is or how this technology even came about, here’s a quick primer. A ductless air system, as the name suggests, is a combined heating and cooling system that delivers conditioned air without the need for air ducts. Instead, the “headquarters” of a ductless system… Continue reading 4 Good Reasons to Purchase a Ductless Air System
The Most Common Summer Allergens
If you’re an allergy sufferer, you know that spending time outside can be “kind of a drag.” Instead of breathing in the fresh outdoor air, you’re tiring yourself out from all the coughing and sneezing. Instead of cheering on your son’s or daughter’s youth league team, you’re rubbing those itchy, watery eyes. And while most… Continue reading The Most Common Summer Allergens
How to Conserve Water at Home
Remember the first time you went skiing (snow or water), rode a motorcycle, ran a half marathon, or did anything else you have never tried before? Not only was it more difficult than you find it now – assuming you stuck with it – but the fear of the unknown is gone, as well. In… Continue reading How to Conserve Water at Home
How to Prevent Bathroom Injuries
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every year about 235,000 people over age 15 visit emergency rooms because of injuries suffered in the bathroom. More than a third of the injuries happen while bathing or showering. More than 14 percent occur while using the toilet. And while most injuries increase with age,… Continue reading How to Prevent Bathroom Injuries
