How to Make Sure Your Roof is Ready For Winter

The average American homeowner spends thousands of dollars each year on roof maintenance and repairs. If this part of your home is not properly maintained, it is only a matter of time before it malfunctions. Since winter is just right around the corner, you need to think about getting your roof ready for the frigid temperatures it will be exposed to shortly.

Getting this part of your home ready for winter will require some hard work and the help of professionals. Working with a knowledgeable roofing contractor is crucial when trying to avoid mistakes. Below are some things you have to do to get your roof ready for winter. Continue reading

How To Build a Concrete Deck

Adding a deck to your house can be a great way to add outdoor space for a low cost. If you’re looking to cut costs even further, you can even do this yourself with the help of some special equipment. Before deciding to take on this project on your own, though, you should know all the steps it takes so you’re sure you can complete the project to the end. Whether it’s an elevated concrete deck or a ground level one, the process is fairly similar. Continue reading

How To Inspect Your Roof

Your residential roof needs to be inspected by a professional at least once a year. But in between professional inspections, you can also prevent damage by evaluating your roof on your own.

Conducting a roof inspection is easy, safe, and only takes a few minutes out of your day. If you follow these steps once a month or so, you’ll never miss signs of potentially serious damage.

Step 1: Inspect your roof from the ground

The first step is to take a good look at your roof from every angle.

You don’t need to break out the ladder to do this. Just grab a pair of binoculars and walk around your house. Keep an eye out for moss growth, slipping or cracked shingles, corrosion spots (on a metal roof), or anything else that seems out of place. Continue reading

Importance of Well-Maintained Machinery in Water Treatment

Nothing is more critical for survival than clean water, making water treatment one of the modern world’s most important industries. For water to be treated adequately, every machine in a plant must be kept in prime working order.

Stabilizing Sewage

Water, whether out of the sky or the sink, is basically benign by itself. Once down the drain, though, the same substance becomes dangerous to health. On its journey through the sewers, water molecules merge with all manner of household waste, factory effluents, and whatever garbage gets washed into gutters. This raw sewage has to wind up somewhere, preferably away from the potable water supply. Continue reading

4 Home Maintenance Projects For Country Living

When the summer rolls to an end, if you are like most homeowners, you are dreading the long list of home maintenance tasks you still have to complete before winter settles in. For those that live in the country, your home upkeep list may be different than for those living in town. Here are four of the tasks that may be on your list.

1. Trees

Limbs from trees can naturally die, or they may be damaged during winter torrents or heavy wind storms. Trees should be examined and trimmed every year to prevent dead wood from breaking away. Removing tree limbs above your home can also prevent winds from breaking sections and causing damage to rooftops and siding. Continue reading