Category Archives: Home Improvement

Throwing Away Light Bulbs

Fluorescent and incandescent are among the types of household light bulbs that are available nowadays. Mercury is the content of both compact and regular fluorescent light bulbs. This mercury content is known as hazardous material and must be thrown away properly and should not be thrown directly into landfills. It is important to do so ...

Home Security & Safety Devices

Beyond the traditional home security system, there are home security and safety options for your family to keep them safe. Here are the steps that you can keep to make sure that your family's safety is in optimum level.Steps:For the all windows and doors, you can install window alarms and deadbolts. Install a sliding door ...

Repairing Cracked Plaster Walls

In order to repair cracks on walls, you must know whether you are having plaster or drywall, which are also known as sheetrock, plasterboard, or wallboard. Plaster walls or drywall normally cracks occurs when you hammer a nail onto it, accidents when you bumped your wall when removing furniture or even from minor earthquake. This ...

Basics of Patios

To have a patio is really nice as a patio is a nice place to hang out and relax. To have tiles in your patio is even nicer. But, before having tiles in your patio, one has to install them first one by one. There are many types of tiles available that you can choose ...

Using Baking Soda to Melt Ice on Steps

Icy steps could form hazard as it creates a slippery surface that is difficult for the foot to step on. The problem can be solved by using baking soda. Although commercial de-icers can melt the ice, they can cause damage to the concrete. The function of baking soda is a lot like salt because it ...

Getting Rid of Household Chemicals

Although most household wastes can be thrown in the garbage bin and poured down the drain, it could damage the environment and you can end up getting yourselves fined or thrown into jail. Generally, many of the chemicals and cleaners that are used in everyday homes are categorized as hazardous waste and must be disposed ...

Repairing a Drain Flange on a Toilet

It is not difficult to replace a toilet drain flange although it might need you to do a bit of work before you can get started. You have to remove the toilet above it in order to replace the flange. These flanges are usually made from iron or some other metal, but mostly nowadays they ...

Reasons for Clover in a Seed Mixture

You will most likely see a white clover inside the seed mixture ingredients for your lawn or pasture. Although clover may be a part of your grassy lawn, it is technically a legume plant. It might seem strange to see the clover as the addition to the seed mixture; however it plays an important role ...

Driving Moles Out of Your Yard

Moles can bring disturbance and chaos in your yard when their burrows and tunnels make unsightly humps and uproot your plants. Although there are many chemical, traps and poisons available in the market to kill the moles. It is more humane and effective as well to use natural methods to send them off away. The ...

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