A year ago, we were just beginning this “pandemic journey” and most of us were learning and considering many issues and practices that were very new to us then but are second nature to us now. Social distancing, mask-wearing protocols, self-imposed quarantine, and phrases like ‘we’re in this together’ and ‘stay safe’ were new, and … Continued

We often get a call for help to find ‘that bad smell’. If it’s a ‘musty’ smell, it’s often molds or mildew, and I covered discovering and solving those in the last two articles. This month we’ll look at those other mystery smells, which almost always fall into a couple categories… Some kind of sewer, … Continued

Last month, we started to explore issues around the bad, mysterious smells that sometimes haunt our homes, by looking at some Mold and Mildew issues. As I mentioned, I think there are four principal conditions that promote mold and mildew growth the most…and last month I talked about the first two. Moisture – both ‘in … Continued

Often, especially in the Winter Months, we get called in to help with a ‘bad’ smell or a ‘musty smell’ problem. ‘Bad Smell’ problems can literally be anything, from an open pipe in the wall and sewer-gas, to dead rodents, to mold and mildew. Usually, a bad, musty smell is caused by molds and mildew … Continued

Every year I have a Fall/Winter Checklist I like to go through, to try to attend to the regular maintenance needs around my home and office. I like checklists because I really HATE spending money on things that could have been avoided. And, the older I get, the more I seem to need lists that … Continued