Some view home maintenance as tedious drudgery best left alone until it works its way to the top of their honey-do list. Others look at it from the bright side, an enjoyable and pleasurable way to spend a lovely fall afternoon. Fall (and early winter for those who like to procrastinate) is one of the best times of the year to take on the challenges of maintaining an aging home. Use the following fall home maintenance checklist and reach your home maintenance nirvana before you’re completely covered in snow. Read More
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Don’t Forget Your Closets – And Here Are Three Reasons Why
I like closets, at least in my mind, but often they get forgotten. Like mine did. Shortly after Christmas I had an issue with my hot water heater that is stored in the downstairs closet. The hot water heater definitely had to go, but once I removed the junk that our closet held, it got me looking at how awful the closet actually was. Closets in general seem to get the very least attention of any space in the house. You throw in your clothes or shoes, a random vacuum cleaner, odds and ends, the occasional tool, etc. They really are the junk drawers of the house. Because of their red-headed stepchild status, closets tend to be neglected and can fall into disrepair quickly. As I see it, there are at least three reasons why you shouldn’t neglect your closets.