Wow, what a different a clean HRV filter makes. What type of air are you breathing in your home? How efficient is your airflow through a HRV or furnace? This picture was from a Venmar HRV.

Dissolve the mineral buildup on your shower head and faucets. Pressure differentials can not only affect your morning shower, but can damage the head or faucet, which can lead to a catastrophic failure.

Keep your vacuum outlet clean, to ensure no bugs or moisture can cause damage.

Keeping your dishwasher clean is a must in order to keep your dishes clean. Remember that your water and steam filters need to be cleaned, to keep harmful bacteria growth to a minimum.

Most humidifiers will have a summer and winter setting, to help regulate the amount of moisture in your home. Don’t forget to adjust your humidity through out the year, to reduce moisture damage and to take care of your health.

Furnace filters remove various types and sizes of air particulates from your home. Typically for most homes, furnace air filters need to be changed every 3-4 months.

Pets can cause major issues to your lawn. In this case, a dogs urine destroyed the grass. We had to cut out the old grass, put down a urine neutralizer mixed with fresh loam and finally laid down new sod. This cost the tenant their entire damage deposit.

A faded garage, showing before, during and after to match a Hardy Plank Forest Green siding.

Converted a toilet seat into a child’s toilet seat. A great addition for when they get old enough for potty training.

A custom built bath fan exhaust pest guard to stop birds from building nests. Pricing starts at $20 per exhaust vent.

Custom built pest guard to keep birds out. Pricing starts at $20 per exhaust vent.

When it comes to dethatching, if your lawn has been well maintained, all you need to do is give it a light raking once the ground has dried out. However, thick and lush lawns from the previous year, actually need some additional help. Power raking will not only remove old debris, but will show any problem areas you may have with your lawn, such as low spots, disease, gravel and salt damage.

You can perform a power rake with a specialized rake or special lawnmower blade. Personally, I like to use the special lawnmower blade, as the old grass and debris can go immediately into the lawn clipping bag for easy cleanup. An added benefit is some of the grass clippings and aeration plugs are mulched during this process, thus adding some nutrients back into the lawn.

Remember to use googles to keep the dust and small grass clippings out of your eyes and ear plugs to protect your ears if using a lawnmower.

When it comes to dethatching, if your lawn has been well maintained, all you need to do is give it a light raking once the ground has dried out. However, thick and lush lawns from the previous year, actually need some additional help. Power raking will not only remove old debris, but will show any problem areas you may have with your lawn, such as low spots, disease, gravel and salt damage.

You can perform a power rake with a specialized rake or special lawnmower blade. Personally, I like to use the special lawnmower blade, as the old grass and debris can go immediately into the lawn clipping bag for easy cleanup. An added benefit is some of the grass clippings and aeration plugs are mulched during this process, thus adding some nutrients back into the lawn.

Remember to use googles to keep the dust and small grass clippings out of your eyes and ear plugs to protect your ears if using a lawnmower.

A West facing garage that was super faded after six years. Believe it or not, but that we repainted with the original paint color, but a better quality one this time.

Custom pest guard installed to keep the birds out of a dryer vent exhaust.