Even if you see your house as small, it really isn’t – at least not when it comes to ridding your home of allergens. Allergens can gather and multiply just about anywhere and, room by room, there are different ways to keep the problem under control. Since taking on your entire house is just too…
What to Ask About a Home’s HVAC Systems
If you’re looking to buy someone else’s home (vs. building your own), there’s a lot to consider. That, of course, includes the home’s heating and cooling systems. And unless you bring in your own HVAC contractor to inspect them, you’re going to have to take the word of the seller and the person selected for…
Is Your AC System Making You Sick?
Every AC season, people from all over the country rush to their primary care physician or nearest walk-in medical clinic complaining that their AC system is making them sick. Even if they’re right, they’re wrong. Say what? By itself, your AC system literally does nothing more than remove hot air from your home, thus providing…
How to Protect Your Pets from Ticks and Lyme Disease
Texans are no strangers to Lyme disease as the Texas Lyme Disease Association receives up to 900 requests for treatment. But your pets are at risk, too, and not just from local wildlife, but from pets imported into the area. Here are several ways to help keep your pet safe. Keep your pet clean &…
Average Life Expectancy of an Air Conditioning System
If you can barely remember purchasing your current central AC system, you know it’s getting up there in years. Or perhaps you purchased your home with the system already installed, and you just don’t recall how old it was at the time. Since central AC systems don’t last forever, it’s always a good idea to…
Is Spring the Best Time for an AC Tune-up?
If you subscribe to the belief that there’s a season and reason for everything, then here’s another perfect example: while there’s almost no bad time for air conditioning preventative maintenance, spring is the best time. By far! What makes that so? Several good and practical reasons: Heating and cooling companies have their busy and slow…
House Plants Help Clean Your Indoor Air
In one small way, you actually might be better off in an older, draft house vs. one that’s tightly sealed, just like a modern office building. That’s because air tight buildings typically have little if any fresh air circulation which, in turns, gives indoor air pollutants no means of escaping outdoors. Hence, the now all-too-familiar…
The Advantages of a Ductless Air System
If you still think a central AC system is your only option for whole-house comfort during the summer months, we have some terrific news for you, especially if you’re in the market for a new or replacement home cooling system. Central air, for all its advantages, isn’t for everyone. Perhaps your house can’t support air…
The Benefits of Whole-House Zone Control
Creating zoned heating and cooling within your home is a relatively simple process, which can create added indoor comfort and reduced energy costs. A zoned HVAC system supplies only the amount of warm or cool air you select for each zoned area. There’s one damper and one thermostat for each zone. Most homes with zoned…
8 Handy Uses for Chalk
When you think of chalk, you probably think of math problems on elementary school black boards and sidewalk drawings on a warm summer day. Well, in addition to being a teacher’s helper and childhood favorite, chalk has a host of surprising uses all over the home. From helping out with home improvement tasks to stopping…