Home Maintenance Advice

Kitchen faucets have a lifespan of approximately 15 years. Check faucets regularly for mineral deposits and scale. Unsightly mineral deposits are a sign that your faucet needs to be replaced. Replace faucets properly by using a qualified plumber.

Providing your home with maximum long-term protection requires regularly scheduled maintenance. Maintenance includes inspection of painted areas, cleaning painted surfaces and either touching them up or repainting them completely. Performing regular home maintenance tasks is a wise and inexpensive way to prevent costly repairs in the future.

Standard paint store caulk is white; Loxon Polyurethane Sealant Colors come in a variety of colors. Colored sealant is handy when caulking surfaces of varying colors. Loxon sealants are for residential and commercial use on: Window frames, skylights, doors, fascia, siding cementitious board, masonry, stucco, concrete, vinyl and aluminum. Loxon…

People usually focus on floors, countertops and bathrooms when cleaning a house. They rarely notice that items above their head also need cleaning. Ceiling fans attract dust which collects on the blades. Deep cleaning a house properly includes cleaning ceiling fan blades. Clean blades can make a fan look like…

Paint that has lost its adhesion will peel off. To get the longest lasting paint job, all failing paint must be completely removed down to bare wood. The bare wood must be primed with an appropriate exterior latex primer before being painted with two coats of high quality water based…

Dry brown patches on your lawn is a sign that your grass is stressed. Grass typically dries out when it doesn’t get enough water. Check your lawn regularly for dry spots. A broken sprinkler valve or a malfunctioning auto-timer can deprive your lawn of much needed water. Make sure your…

The unsightly black and gray discoloration on these eaves is mildew. Most types of mildew can be removed from a painted surface by simple cleaning. Once the surface is clean, there is often no need to repaint, just a yearly mildew wash can keep eaves and other painted surfaces looking…

One way to keep your garden beautiful is to remove unsightly leaf build up from your trees. Leaf build up can also damage to trees because it allows bugs and moisture a protected environment to attack a healthy tree. Pictured here are dead ivy and ficus leaves in the crotch…

It’s a good idea to keep a supply of light bulbs at your house. Light bulbs come in different shades: warm, natural and cool. The boxes are color coded blue, yellow or orange corresponding to the type of light given off. Make sure all the bulbs in your house emit…

Pictured here is an exterior motion detector light that has disconnected from the house and is resting on a roof. This may create a dangerous situation. Make sure to check your exterior lights regularly.