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6 Home Maintenance Tasks You May Not Even Realize You Have to Do

By Audrey Ference | Jan 9, 2018 Home maintenance and ownership go hand in hand, so you’re no doubt aware that there’s plenty you should  be doing (hello, gutter cleaning!). Sorry to lengthen your to-do list, but we thought you should know that there are actually a few more home maintenance tasks that may require your attention—and odds are you don’t even realize it. Curious what you might be overlooking? Here are some home maintenance chores that might be flying under your radar—and why they’re important to cross off your list. 1. Clean your refrigerator drip pan Did you know many refrigerators have drip pans? I did not. But as you can imagine from the name, it’s a thing you really should be cleaning once in a while. Doug Rogers , president of Mr. Appliance, puts it this way: “Failing to clean the refrigerator drip pan will result in mold growth.” Yuck. How to do it:  To clean it, first you have to ...

8 Tips for Maximizing Garage Storage

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Sep 26, 2017 (StatePoint) Most people are pressed for garage space, regardless of the size of their house, from DIYers overwhelmed with tools to moms searching for places to store holiday decorations. Toter, a leading manufacturer of carts, cans and containers for use in a wide range of home and work waste management and storage solutions, is offering the following tips for making more of precious garage space. • Keep trash in its place: To keep trash and odors contained, select a mobile trash cart with a tight-fitting lid that’s compatible with your haulers’ pickup requirements and comes with a warranty. Some manufacturers also offer cart and can liners and deodorizers to keep your garage smelling fresh. • Invest in a multi-purpose job box. Most people tend to have the wrong size toolbox for their needs. Consider the shape, capacity and compartments needed for your tools. Rolling options are great for work done only at home, while a job box may be better for those who do work...

Repairing the garage door in emergency

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It is quite annoying if the garage door gets stuck in the odd hours. It is a double impact situation for you. On one hand you cannot leave the door open just for this and secondly getting a professional technician to repair the garage door is a herculean task. In this type of situation, your problem could be resolved only by a professional service provider who can understand your situation. You can take the help of your friends or search online to have the address of the professional to have emergency garage door repair done in your home . Why you should hire a professional for garage repair? Emergency service provider: a professional garage repair person knows the importance of his work and takes pride in giving services to the clients. He knows that his services could be required by a person at the odd hours. So, he is ready to understand your problem and very much willing to provide his services at times other than normal working hours. Efficiency: Your time and the proceed...

17 Warning Signs Mold Hiding In Your Home Is Damaging Your Body

Most of the household appliances we have at home are connected to a water source, so there is a high risk of leakage, which leads to water waste and a huge damage to the household. Moreover, leaks impose another serious health risk- mold. It is a common fungus type which can grow inside and outside, throughout the entire year. Mold mostly grows in damp, warm, and humid environments. Its microscopic spores travel through the air and attach to various structures and materials and multiplicate. Mold can be of 100,000 types and species, but while some do not cause any harm, some categories are detrimental to health. For instance, allergenic molds are the most common ones, and they contain allergens, which lead to allergies and similar symptoms. People who are exposed to mold experience are often unaware of the issue, so you need to know the following 17 symptoms: Headaches Metallic taste in the mouth Memory problems, brain fog, trouble with focus and executive function Numbness a...

10 Tips for How to Organize Your Garage

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Joe Jackson Sep 28, 2017 Better garage organization means easier gear access, which means more time to play outside I’m about to be a dad, in a little less than two months and counting. In addition to getting the baby’s room ready, I’ve taken on the task of organizing my garage. Call it my form of nesting. This task is not a small one, being that I’m Outside ’s Gear Guy and have spent years acquiring and testing about every piece of outdoor gear you can think of. As of right now, I’m still working through the cleanup, but I wanted to share some of the tips I’ve learned over the years. Consider Your Car This is the first thing you need to decide: Does the car live in the garage? The answer to this will totally change how the garage gets organized. A big part of the decision depends on where you live. Own a house in Southern California? Your car is probably fine on the street. Live in Bozeman, where it snows all the time, or Dallas, where hail can ruin everything? In that case,...