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September 26, 2017

Your Go To Checklist for a Healthy Lifestyle

Did you know that on average, you spend half of every day in your home? Keeping your home healthy is the first step on the ...

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September 21, 2017

Pet Friendly Indoor Plants that Purify the Air

PLANTS CAN PURIFY THE AIR? One of the coolest parts about owning indoor plants is that, if you buy the right ones, they can actually ...

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September 13, 2017

Air Pollution Effects On Infants is No Joke

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT AIR POLLUTION EFFECTS ON INFANTS? The air pollution effects on infants are of grave concern, as infants are one of our most vulnerable age groups. Of course, air pollution effects every member of the population, but infants and young children are at the ...

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September 13, 2017

Air Duct Cleaning Cost | Don't Get Scammed

UNDERSTANDING AIR DUCT CLEANING COST Air duct cleaning is the process in which your HVAC system is cleaned from the main trunk line to the branches, and your air handler as well. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) defines air duct cleaning as the “cleaning of various heating and cooling system ...

Air Ducts & HVAC

September 8, 2017

How To Avoid Water Damage From Washing Machine

Every homeowner and renter with a washing machine needs to know how to avoid water damage. Water is the single-most long-term destructive force in the indoor environment and has the potential to cause severe damage to your home and your possessions. Washing machines are dangerous because they have three hoses ...

Water Damage

September 1, 2017

Dusty House Solutions 101

Dusty house solutions are important to your family’s health and wellbeing for the simple reason that the dust in your home is made up of harmful particulates. These particulates include skin cells and pet dander as well as allergens and toxic substances like dust mites, lead, flame retardants and ...

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August 17, 2017

How Do You Reduce Toxins in Your Home?

WHY IS KNOWING HOW TO REDUCE TOXINS IN YOUR HOME SO IMPORTANT TO YOUR HEALTH? The New York State Department of Health describes toxins as “a substance that can be poisonous or cause health effects. People are generally concerned about chemicals like polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dioxin which can be ...

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August 10, 2017

Is Duct Cleaning A Waste of Money?

WHAT IS DUCT CLEANING? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) writes that “duct cleaning generally refers to the cleaning of various heating and cooling system components of forced air systems, including the supply and return air ducts and registers, grilles and diffusers, heat exchangers heating and cooling coils, condensate drain pans ...

Air Ducts & HVAC

July 28, 2017

How To Purify Air From Smoke

WHY SHOULD I PURIFY AIR FROM SMOKE? It may seem so obvious these days, how harmful smoking is to your health, but it wasn’t until January 11th, 1964, that the Surgeon General’s Advisory Committee released their first report on smoking that we started paying attention to the toll ...

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July 20, 2017

Characteristics Of A Healthy Home!

What Do The Characteristics Of A Healthy Home Include? The characteristics of a healthy home are extremely important to know and understand. Toxic chemicals and other pollutants have found their way into our homes in some very creative ways, and knowing the characteristics of a healthy home can help you ...

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July 13, 2017

How to Clean Air Vent Covers

Why Should You Clean Air Vent Covers? Clean air vent covers are an integral part of maintaining a healthy home. They are hotspots for dust accumulation from inside your HVAC system, and those dust particles can easily contain any number of harmful particles. Clean air vent covers help prevent some ...

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July 13, 2017

The Link Between Crawl Spaces and Cold Floors

Crawl Spaces and Cold Floors Crawl spaces and cold floors is all too common of a problem during the heating season - which you may not be thinking about right now, as summer is just around the corner. But in fact, now is the best time to be thinking about your ...

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June 29, 2017

How to prevent mold under your house?

What can you do to prevent mold under your house? Crawl space mold can be the some of the most difficult and expensive of all the mold removal projects, mainly because of the space restrictions - not the mention the time and expertise it takes to properly remove mold from the ...

Mold

June 27, 2017

Best Dusting Techniques to Upgrade Your Clean!

Why is having the best dusting techniques so important? For most of us, dusting is a pain and chore. And, naturally, the larger your home, the more of a pain it is. No matter the size, though, using the best dusting techniques is vital for a happy, healthy home. You ...

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June 22, 2017

How to Remove Crawl Space Smell

To determine the best solution for how to remove crawl space smell, you first have to figure out where the smell is coming from. When looking for how to remove crawl space smell, start with these common culprits: 25+ Years of Experience at Your Service Concerns about your crawl space ...

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June 16, 2017

Combat the Negative Effects of a Crawl Space Foundation

What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of a Crawl Space Foundation? What is a crawl space foundation? In the simplest terms, a crawl space foundation is a tight space that is typically small enough to where you need to crawl to get into it, and it is most often associated ...

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June 8, 2017

What are the pros of a crawl space barrier?

If you're interested in preventing mold growth, preserving your home's piping system, keeping rodents out of your crawl space, and saving money on your energy bill, then installing a crawl space vapor barrier is essential. Saturn Resource Management explains, "Every crawl space should have a ground moisture barrier ...

Home

June 1, 2017

Tips for Crawl Space Water Proofing

What are tips for crawl space water proofing? For a lot of homeowners, the crawl space isn't an area of the house that's given much thought. It's not a place that adds square footage, and it's certainly not an area where you can hang out and ...

Home

May 25, 2017

Why Do Homes Have a Crawl Space?

What is a crawl space and why do homes have a crawl space? Simply put, a crawl space is similar to a basement but is vented to outside air. Some crawl spaces can be full-height like a basement, where others can be two feet tall or shorter so that you ...

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May 18, 2017

Crawl Space Insulation: Best Practices to Energy Efficient Crawl Spaces

Creating Energy Efficient Crawl Spaces with Crawl Space Insulation Properly insulating crawl spaces can help turn them into energy efficient crawl spaces, when combined with air sealing and moisture control. Crawl space insulation types depend on whether you have a ventilated or unventilated crawl space. Most crawl spaces are vented ...

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