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Protect Your Harvest: The Hidden Impact of Birds and the Power of Bird Netting
Birds can pose a significant threat to your garden and orchard, often causing extensive damage to produce without immediate detection. read more...
By Danny Woodhams | Mar-29-2025

Common Issues with louvre roof systems and How to Fix Them
A louvered roof pergola is a fantastic addition to any outdoor space, offering adjustable shade, ventilation, and protection from the elements. read more...
By Eurola | Mar-28-2025

How to Maintain Your Irrigation Supplies for Long-Term Use
Irrigation systems are essential for keeping crops, gardens, and landscapes healthy. Regular maintenance helps extend the lifespan of these systems, ensuring reliable performance while conserving water. read more...
By Danny Woodhams | Mar-27-2025

What’s the Most Efficient Method to Use Heating and Cooling Systems?
Keeping your home comfortable throughout the year requires an efficient approach to heating and cooling. read more...
By The Energy People | Mar-10-2025

Keeping Cool in California: The Best Exterior Paint for Heat Management
California’s sunny conditions and high temperatures challenge homeowners to maintain a comfortable indoor climate. read more...
By Landmark Exteriors | Feb-26-2025

1172 Add Functionality to Your Kitchen with a New Henckels Kitchen Knife Set and Roasting Pans
Quite a bit of magic takes place in the kitchen! You probably have memories that include the aroma of cookies baking in the oven before an important event, or of your father carving the turkey with the electric knife on Thanksgiving after it has been taken out of the oven. read more...
By Fran Swift | May-04-2009

1255 Roofing and Factors for its Repair
Roof leak repair doesn’t have to be scary. Attempting roof repairing on a steep slate roof repair should be left to the professionals. The same is true for metal roof repair or even tile roof repair. Roofs may need replacing for several reasons. Substantial reduced cost over re-roof, no increase in roof weight load, reduced long term maintenance and roof repair costs. read more...
By webmaster epdmcoatings | May-01-2009

1845 Roof Care and Maintenance Tips
Roof care is very important to upkeep. By removing dirt and dust from your roof, you can prolong the life of your roof. On shingle roofs, look for curling, fraying and tears at the edges. Stay off the roof! Never paint shingles. If your roofing material is starting to look worse than desired, it may be time to get a new roof. Keep roof traffic to a minimum. Only walk on your roof if absolutely necessary. read more...
By webmaster roofcoatings | Apr-30-2009

5040 Roofing Shingles and Tiles - 3 Basic Types
Choices. That’s what you have when you want to replace your roof. More product choices than ever. Whatever happened to the basics? Nothing happened to the basics, they’re right here, just like they always have been. Most roofing systems have the same three basic shingle types...and those three types are discussed in this article. We learn to crawl before we walk, so learn the shingle basics before replacing your roof. Let’s get started! read more...
By Roof Hospital | Apr-30-2009

1361 Roofing: Under the Shingles - What goes on beneath the Asphalt, Metal, Wood, Rubber and Clay Tiles
Quick, what's the most important part of a roof? Did you pick the shingles? Or did you wonder what I meant by a "part"? What other parts of a roof could exist? There's more than meets the eye on a roof, and it's what you don't see that is the most important. This article discusses what goes on...Under the Shingles read more...
By Roof Hospital | Apr-30-2009

1213 First Step To Designing Your Special Garden
Many of us want a beautiful garden to relax in and to show off to our neighbors or anyone who happens to pass by our house. read more...
By Amit Bravo | Apr-22-2009

1388 How to Become Environmentally Responsible by Constructing Log Homes
From planning to construction to residence, log homes are well known for their eco-friendliness. One of the main reasons for choosing log homes for being environmentally responsible is that they are constructed from naturally renewable resources. read more...
By Abby Reid | Apr-03-2009

1345 General Contractor or Handyman - Who do I really need
The more familiar you become with your home and the more home renovations/decorating you do, the better you’ll get at being able to decide if you need the services of handyman or a general contractor. Here are some things to consider, which will hopefully be helpful in providing some guidance in this area. read more...
By Susan Hu | Mar-25-2009

1355 Getting the most from your Teak Furniture
Whether for indoor or outdoor use, teak furniture add a distinctive touch to your home because being a strong and durable tropical hardwood native to Asia, Teak has also a versatile appearance that fits wherever you place an item manufactured with this timber. read more...
By Putra Mas | Mar-19-2009