Home And Gardens Blog

Every year winter comes and every year we do our best to deal with it. This generally means lots of warm meals, multiple layers and trying not to think about it. Unfortunately, this doesn’t always do much. So we sit inside and wait month after month until spring is finally here. Thankfully, there’s a new way to wait out the cold. It’s called radiant floor heating and it’s set to make winter more tolerable than ever before. Continue reading to find out more. Floor heating has been around for years, but it was generally considered too expensive for most of us to enjoy. That’s because the traditional form of floor…

There are a number of ways to dress up the walls in your house. The easiest may be to simply add a new coat of paint. You can always hang new pictures too or add drapes to the windows. Of course, the room itself can be dressed up a million different ways as well. Add new furniture, new furnishings, etc. and you can accomplish any number of effects. But what about a room’s floor?  Unfortunately, many people are under the impression that the only way to augment a floor’s style is by changing it completely. But the truth is there’s one great way to add a bold look to your…

Front doors are more than a decorative fixture in your home. They are also the front entry point for visitors to your house. Front doors need to look great and also provide you with a sense of security. You want to be able to control who visits your home and be able to keep away unwanted guests or people you think might be causing problems. Until recently, the only way to see who was ringing your doorbell was to look out of a peephole or out your window. This is hardly the best way to see who was outside and lets your visitors know that you are home. But recent…

When planting trees, shrubs and other plants in your yard, you need to consider few basics. The following has been generated to remind you some of this key elements. Sun exposure: Your trees and shrubs need sunlight most of the day in order to grow properly and get nutrients they need. Instruction that comes with many plants will tell you what type of sun exposure it needs. In order to get good results, you need to pay attention to sun exposure requirements. Overhangs that prevent rain water reaching the soil: When planting trees and shrubs adjacent to walls consider any overhangs that may prevent rain water. Rain is a good…

Floor options these days are numerous and each choice (i.e. wood, concrete, tile, etc.) carries choices within it. Although you may think you’ve considered all the viable options out there, you haven’t if you haven’t considered bamboo. Keep reading to find out why bamboo flooring is such a great option. First and foremost, bamboo stands out aesthetically. Though it may remind you of hardwood floors, you’ll immediately notice you’re looking at something totally different. Any room with bamboo floors automatically has a style all its own. It’s easy to draw a bamboo flooring comparison to steel. While you wouldn’t use steel for your floors, you might be interested to know…

When laying brickwork for any application, one process, called tuckpointing is a well-known technique to make your walls aesthetically pleasing as it gives one the illusion that very fine joints have been made during the process. Professional tuckpointers use specialized tools that are not normally available in tool sheds. If you’re doing some concrete repair and would like to try your hand at tuckpointing, you may want to try and invest or borrow some tools as well as do research as to how the process should be done. It’s not an easy concept and these professional tuckpointers have invested years of their life perfecting it, so you can expect that…

You might not give your garage door a lot of thought when you’re looking for a home or thinking about renovating yours. But you might want to reconsider. Garage doors can do a lot to add style to a home or simply complement the one it already has. Many people don’t realize the wide variety of garage doors that exist, so let’s take a look at two very different kinds for an understanding. Commercial garage doors are generally the types used by business. While they can be aesthetically pleasing, their main goal is utility. Often they need to stand in the way of whatever’s in the garage and prying eyes,…