A fireplace provides warmth and ambiance during winter months. However, it can also be a fire hazard if not properly maintained. Therefore, each year you should inspect your chimney. From a safety perspective, the chimney repair must be done appropriately, so hire a masonry professional to look for and fix these five common problems.  

If you are a landlord with a growing number of properties, you may find yourself being called out to do something every waking hour of every day. While you consider yourself handy, you are exhausted running back and forth all day. You are considering selling one or two of the properties just to be done…

How many hours have you spent caring for your yard in the past year? While you enjoy it for the most part, perhaps you realize it’s getting to be too much for one person to handle. You’ve decided to take the plunge and hire a company to start taking care of the yard for you.…

In certain homes, a fireplace is located in the living room where you can entertain your family, guests or even just yourself in one room. It can be a source of warmth in the winter or simply a nice way to add style to your home. If you’re remodeling, your fireplace may be a good…

Making your home safe as well as aesthetic can be a challenge. While it’s typically important to be practical in making safety decisions for your home, it’s also a good idea to make it presentable for guests, your family and yourself. Flooding and soil erosion are possible safety issues you may have to be prepared…

Changing your home’s exterior can be achieved with a few simple landscaping touches. A professional landscaper should be able to integrate the architectural style of your house with the bushes, lawn, trees and other natural features. Adding modern stonework to the landscape, or even to the exterior of the house itself, is another great way…

If you live in a part of the country that gets a lot of snow in the winter, then you know what a hassle it can be to deal with. All it takes is one storm to leave you buried, and in a particularly bad winter, these difficulties only compound with each new snowfall. At…

Are you ready for a blizzard this winter? Do you know what you will do when large sheets of snow cover your yard and interrupt your life? A professional snow plowing service can help you when a blizzard hits. Here are just some of the surprising services these professionals can offer:

Patios are a communal space for many homes. There are many ways to build these structures to add to the overall aesthetic of your property, and an excellent option includes stone walls. You have an array of options when it comes to the types of stones you can use. They come in all kinds of…

When it comes to landscape design, you should seriously consider hiring a professional rather than attempting to make your garden pristine on your own. It can be extremely stressful to try to beautiful a lawn when you have zero landscaping experience. However, you do not want to hire just anyone for the job. Make sure…