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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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Tips

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 ...

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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 ...

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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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May 11, 2017

Landscaping Problems that Lead to Crawl Space Water Damage

Crawl space water damage and basement water damage are unfortunately very common. This is because crawl space water damage and basement water damage can come from both outdoor and indoor sources. Since they're the lowest points in your house, crawl spaces and basements are typically the final traveling point ...

Water Damage

May 4, 2017

5 Benefits of Having a Dehumidifier in Your Crawl Space

If you live in a particularly humid climate, or have small living spaces with limited ventilation such as a crawlspace, a good dehumidifier can make your home less hospitable to allergens like dustmites, mold, and mildew by reducing humidity levels. Dehumidifiers also reduce irritation to your skin and respiratory system ...

Health

April 25, 2017

Are You Going Through a House Mold Inspection?

House mold inspection: How can you prevent mold from forming under your house or in a crawl space? Are you going through a house mold inspection and coming across dampness under the house or in the crawl space? It's a good thing that house mold inspection caught this problem ...

Mold

April 20, 2017

Are There Benefits of A Crawlspace Vapor Barrier System?

What are the benefits of a crawl space vapor barrier system? Are you experiencing collected water on the pipes or concrete walls of your crawl space? If so, you're not alone. Dampness is a common side effect of crawl spaces that do not have a proper crawl space vapor ...

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April 19, 2017

Do It Yourself Mold Removal

Do It Yourself Mold Removal: Can mold be removed from a mattress? When it comes to do it yourself mold removal and whether or not you can remove mold yourself from behind the refrigerator, in the bathroom, or in the crawl space, the short answer is: possibly. When it comes ...

Mold

April 13, 2017

Should I Seal Off Crawl Space Vents or Keep Them Open?

Some homeowners seal off crawl space vents year-round in order to stop termites in the summer, heat loss in the winter, and moisture buildup that can lead to mold growth; others open and close the crawlspace vents with the season. Is there such a thing as a right or wrong ...

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