Playwright Oscar Wilde said that all of humanity lived in gutters and that you could tell everything you needed to know by seeing if a person was face up or face down in a gutter. Thankfully we’ve come a long way since those days. Sewage is now underground and street...
You can think of leaves as essentially small solar panels. Inside each leaf are millions of packages which are either red, yellow or green. The yellow packages contain xanthophyll while the orange packages contain carotene. The green hold Chlorophyll. During warm...
After the July 4th weekend, heavy storms with damaging winds passed through Apex, Pittsboro, Holly Springs, Cary, Durham, and Raleigh North Carolina. Winds of almost 60MPH blasted through the area, causing minor damage to some homes in the area. A few issues that...
This is not a how to guide for roof safety. Also, get onto your roof at your own risk; we can not and will not be held responsible for anyone falling off of their roof. Below are simply some basic guidelines which we follow ourselves. If you were planning on getting...
This article is part of a series: Summer 2015 North Carolina Home Improvement Project Ideas. Tired, worn cabinets can completely kill the appearance of your kitchen. Think about painting or staining your cabinets in an entirely different color. Purchase door pulls...
Some of our clients ask use what kind of gutters they have. Gutter materials As for materials, most people in North Carolina have vinyl (PVC plastic), steel, aluminum, or copper gutters. If your gutters are made of metal and you’re not sure if they are aluminum or...
Occasionally in Raleigh we will get a storm which produces damaging winds or hail. If you have a home in the area and we have had a hail storm recently, one of the first things that you should do is inspect your roof. Once the storm is over, most people walk outside...
In 2014 we produced a lot of content that our readers enjoyed. Here are some of our top posts: Angie’s List Super Service Award – We received a Super Service Award! Thank YOU! Gutter guard reviews – A big list of customer reviews! The history of rain gutters – In this...
Labor Day 2014 is upon us and people in North Carolina are preparing for fall. School is back in. pools are shutting down and the weather is cooling off and home improvement projects are on people’s minds. If you are staying home and working on your home’s curb...
We love the mountains any time of year, but driving through them in the fall is special. The fall foliage in North Carolina’s mountains in an amazing sight, drawing in visitors from around the entire world. The highest elevations are showing the most color starting in...
