As people spend more time at home due to their remote work arrangements, they tend to observe things they haven’t noticed before. They may find some areas in the house that they want to change or remodel. This has fueled the increase of remodeling projects ever since the pandemic started. These remodeling projects have fueled …
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A deck is a great place to bask in the outdoors and entertain guests. As with all other things parts of the house that go through frequent use, decks need proper maintenance to function properly and last as long as they should. Without proper maintenance, your deck will likely fall apart much sooner than you …
Certain areas and aspects in the house can withstand wear and tear for a long time before eventually breaking down. And because these rarely need taking care of, people often forget about them until it’s too late for maintenance. When this happens, certain systems would need repairs to continue working. If they are no longer …
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A house is perhaps the most expensive investment a regular person will ever make in his or her entire life. But the thing is, once you’ve already closed the deal and the keys have been handed to you, that’s not the end but only the beginning of a lifetime of maintenance and upkeep. And let …
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Normally, we use our senses when we want to discern much of our surroundings. We usually know if someone is cooking when we can smell something good, and we can easily tell if there’s a gas leak if we can smell it. When it comes to maintaining much of our home, we use our sense …
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One of the most important, yet often overlooked, ways to keep ourselves healthy is by making sure our home has good indoor air quality. Indoor air quality simply means the quality of the air within and around our home, especially concerning the health of those who live in it. Indoor air problems—pollutants like carbon monoxide, …
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Landslides are probably one of the “weirdest” known natural calamities that might happen in mountainous areas since the ground will essentially be moving like fluids. Although, there have been instances of landslides occurring in low-lying areas as well. Each year, landslides are the main culprits for billions of dollars worth in structural damages to buildings …
Your home’s ability to survive an earthquake does not only affect you, but also the lives of those who live with you. For those living near fault lines, they know for a fact that the next big quake is just around the corner. Maybe it’ll come in a year or 10 years or 20 years …
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The work from home experience has surprisingly brought forth issues of depression. At first, many of us were quite happy that we no longer need to rush our morning rituals and fight our way to packed trains and buses. The pajama and sweatshirt office garb became an inspiration for clothing brands. But eventually, it became …
There is no other way to keep a house in a tip-top shape other than maintaining it regularly. And what better way to keep up with home maintenance than to do it the sustainable way? Luckily for homeowners, it is now easier to make sustainable home improvements. Not sure where to start? Here are some …
Simple Ways to Maintain an Old Home the Sustainable Way Continue