Black mold is a plague on health inside the home. It spreads like a grass fire and and can be responsible for respiratory illnesses, especially in children. Run rampant, black mold not only destroys your home from the inside out, it has the same affect on young people’s immune systems.
Environmental Health Perspectives describes how mold [...]
Depending on your local building codes, you may be required to have a bathroom fan even if there are windows in the room. Without a fan equipped to handle the job, you’re risking mildew, mold, rot, warping doors and window frames, and paint and wallpaper damage. Be sure to read our informative article on the basics [...]
Earlier this week, I reported on the latest kitchen design trends for 2010 cited by The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA). Now it’s time to have a closer look at the bathroom remodeling trends that the NKBA listed for the New Year.
The trends were collected through interviews with residential designers and interior decorators. And, [...]
Ever puncture yourself on a razor while searching through a bathroom drawer? Perhaps you had to move an armload of drying towels and clothing to get to the shower curtain in the morning. Or, worse, had to fish through a cabinet stuffed with old medicine bottles and expired prescriptions to find that allergy medicine when [...]
A small bathroom doesn’t have to resemble the torpedo room on a World War II submarine. In large families, bathroom time can be at a premium, forcing some members to use a half-bath or smaller second bathroom for shaving or putting on make-up in the morning. You can stave off claustrophobia with just a few [...]
If you’re looking for a good return on a large remodeling effort this year, consider finishing an empty basement space. While the return on investment (ROI) for remodeling always fluctuates with the economy and the geographical region for each homeowner, recent statistics on 2009 projects show good returns on unfinished basement or lower-level remodeling. Even [...]
You’d be amazed how many people ruin their kitchen or bathroom faucets and shower heads attempting to remove the aerator and clear mineral build-up. While clearing a faucet is a simple job, you still need basic skills in how to protect your hardware from tool damage. It’s part of your Basic Home Repair 101 course, [...]
If you’ve never sliced the top of your thumb cutting open the edge of a tube of caulk, you have greater dexterity than most part-time home handy workers. I grew up around ratchet-rod caulk guns and cursed a few. Today’s drip-free caulking guns operate by a spring-loaded pressure rod that works smoothly from the pressure [...]
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