Category: Home Exterior

Want to encourage your family to bond together in the great outdoors? Improving your backyard is a great way to keep kids entertained close to home. These three great tips will guide you as you create a family-friendly backyard for outdoor fun and relaxation.

1. Improve the Lawn

If you want to enjoy family time in your backyard, you have to start by creating a great surface for play by enhancing your lawn. No matter what the climate is like in the area where you live, taking care of a grass lawn can be costly and time-consuming. Consult with the experts in artificial turf Thousand Oaks to replace your current grass with a perpetually green lawn. Not only is this a great option in terms of adding beauty to your yard, it’s also a very sustainable decision. Continue reading

When the weather turns cold, it is important to winterize your sprinkler system. Don’t wait until the last minute or else your house may end up at the end of a very long list of others hoping for the same service.

Why must a sprinkler system be winterized?

Water expands when it freezes.  The expansion means that any water left in the pipes and other areas of your irrigation system will expand in freezing temperatures and cause pipes, tubing, or other components to burst or crack. Pipes can burst and flood your basement or yard. This will create a mess and potentially cost a lot to clean up. Cracked tubing and components can lead to leaks and costly sprinkler system repairs. Continue reading

Building a shed in the backyard calls for several design aspects. This can include the kind of roof you are going to use for the construction, foundation and location.

There are some other possibilities to take into account when it comes choosing the kind of storage shed you are going to build in the backyard. This requires building a storage shed in the backyard making use of prove shed plans or perhaps buying one from the local store already built.

Even if building a storage shed in the backyard normally takes more time than buying one from the local garden center, it can be a more worthwhile experience. Building a storage shed in the backyard can give you control through the design. Continue reading

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

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