Last month, instead of going over our annual ‘Spring Into Maintenance Checklist’ we often share this time of year, (and again, email me if you want a look at it) I talked about the most neglected / overlooked / forgotten maintenance item in our home and our plumbing systems. Now, as promised, this month I’ll … Continued

Here comes spring; FINALLY!! I don’t understand it; somehow the older I get, the faster time seems to go by…and yet strangely, the winters keep getting longer and longer every year. Usually, every spring we remind everyone that it’s time to “Spring Into Maintenance,” the annual or semi-annual routine of going through our properties, cleaning … Continued

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