The East End has some of the best protected overnight water in the Northeast, and hardly anyone uses it that way. Most boats go home…
Author: James Gibson
Gutters might be the least glamorous thing attached to your house and one of the most important. Their whole job is taking the water that…
Twenty minutes. That’s about how long a bad house fire lasts. Nobody warns you about the seven days after, when the adrenaline has drained off…
Every stucco wall cracks eventually. That is not a scare tactic, it is just the nature of the material. The finish is rigid, houses move,…
Most people think of theft as a yes-or-no kind of crime. Either you took the thing or you didn’t. Open and shut. The actual prosecution…
Carpet does more than soften a room. Think of it like a giant air filter lying on the floor. All year it’s catching dust, pollen,…
Drive through any neighborhood with custom-built homes and you’ll notice something. Stucco, stone, and plaster finishes are everywhere. Vinyl, aluminum, basic fiber cement? Way less…
Indoor air gets a lot of attention these days. Some of it is hype. A lot of it isn’t. Here’s a number that’s worth knowing.…
Most homeowners think of painting as one job. You pick a color, hire a crew, and wait for it to dry. But anyone who has…
It always happens at the worst time. Kids finally asleep. House quiet. And then someone bites into cold pizza and feels something snap. Or you…