Home and Garden Answers and Expertise
Okay. I saw a mouse run across My Kitchen counter top. Now What? How to Know if your home is Infested with Mice. How to Recognize the Signs of Mice. How and Why It Happens and What to Do About It. How to Trap a Mouse. How to maintain the upper hand with the little buggers in your home.
Filed under: Get Rid of Rodents
It has been widely suspected that producers of wild bird seed weren’t able to provide a product without potentially lethal levels of pesticides. A study recently reported on by the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) has shown that it is safe.
Filed under: Home Garden
I wonder if the squirrels just can’t resist burrowing into something they can climb into. Although I do see evidence they eat the fleshy part of the pumpkin. It looks like they prefer that over the seeds.
Filed under: Home Garden
The overall condition of your home can deteriorate rapidly if you don’t keep your eye on certain things around the house. While the few items on this list is not all inclusive, it’s good for starters. Embrace the Fix-it-Now (FIN) policy. It will save money in the long run, as deferred maintenance is costly. Watch out for those mice.
Filed under: Building Maintenance
Some people are not comfortable taking measurements with a ruler or using a measuring tape. The inch marks are pretty easy -but, what about all those ‘little marks” between the inch markers. It’s not difficult to understand. In fact, you probably learned how to read a ruler in elementary school and have since forgotten, if you haven’t needed to use the knowledge. As with most things we learn -if we don’t use it we lose it. What follows is what I’ll call a refresher -for people who haven’t needed to know up to this point and would now like to awaken that lost knowledge and develop that skill.
Filed under: Hand Tools and Proper Use
These anchors provide a strong point to hang something from. Please note that as the name would imply, these drywall anchors are made for walls -generally 3/8″, 1/2″ or 5/8″ sheetrock thickness. If you find this article useful and/or interesting, kindly make use of the ‘Like’ or ‘Tweet’ button or share it with a friend. We do appreciate you stopping by. Thank you.
Filed under: How-to Home Repair
If your pumpkin gets pollinated with cantaloupe pollen, you get the prize -the booby prize. You won’t know if it happens unless you save your seeds. It is said that to avoid crossing squash you might need to separate them by as much as 500 feet. Which is clearly not practical to the home gardener. Best bet is to buy fresh seeds every year and don’t worry about it.
Filed under: Home Garden
In maintaining your home, there are many reasons you might need to use a wall anchor in a masonry, or block wall. There are certain tools you will need. They are not hard to find. Nor, are they hard to use. The use of hammer drills or any loud percussive tool should be accompanied by the use of eye and hearing protection.
Filed under: How-to Home Repair
Knowing how to replace a receptacle in your home is a handy thing to know. We are sometimes tasked with replacing one of these as part of our Home Maintenance duties. It is not to be taken lightly. A healthy respect for electricity and a good working knowledge of proper wiring methods is essential. Choosing the right device is also key.
Filed under: Electrical Maintenance, Electrical Safety, Precautions
Bats are in jeopardy these days, if you haven’t heard. The disease commonly referred to as ‘White-Nose Syndrome’ (WNS) is killing hibernating bats -it is estimated that upwards to a million bats have been lost -mainly in the northeastern U.S. (fifteen states), but also two NE provinces of Canada and -in France. It is unknown if the fungus was transported from France or if it migrated from the U.S. Since we chased them out of our chimney, we thought we’d try to do something for them and purchased a ‘Bat House.’ We have it mounted on a pole way back in the backyard.
Filed under: Home Garden