Ways Seniors Can Prevent Falls When Aging in PlaceSlips and falls are a serious concern for seniors who are aging in place, especially if they’re not living with a family member or have the services of a caregiver. So, here are some things you can do to reduce your risk of being injured in a […]
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Ways Seniors Can Prevent Falls When Aging in Place
September 18, 2019Category: Aging In Place, Clutter Clarity, Green Stuff, Uncategorized
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Painting Old Walls & Ceilings, How do you make old walls & ceilings look new again?
January 7, 2019Painting Old Walls & Ceilings (1-7-2019)How do you make old walls & ceilings look new again? Short answer is, it takes hard work. Long answer is below.Making old walls look good again isn’t easy. I have often been asked to make these old walls look good again. Typically, the timing breakdown for making an old […]
Category: Basements, Bathrooms, Drywall, Plaster, Painting, Green Stuff, Kitchen Remodel
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What is your Home Energy IQ? Take a test provide by Energy.GOV
May 13, 2017What is your Home Energy IQ?This is a test created by Energy.Gov. Aome of the questions you might want to change or ask why does that matter to me but over all it is a good test to get you thinking. If you bounce arounf the energy.gov website you will also find there is a […]
Category: Green Stuff, Mighty House Tip of the Week
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HERS and Mine What’s HERS going to cost you?
November 19, 2016HERS and Mine, What’s HERS going to cost you?You may not know much about it now but HERS ratings are here and are not going away. Home Energy Rating Score. They have been built into the 2015 IECC. Now, how and when it will affect you will may vary on when the code is adopted […]
Category: Green Stuff, Heating and Cooling, Insulation, Siding, Uncategorized, Windows, Doors and Trim
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Mold Free Basement Remodel
November 13, 2016We get questions on how to build out a basement and not worry about mold. Here is a quick 5 step process to a mold free basement build out. #1. Put a concrete sealer on the floor and walls. Anything concrete sealer will do. If you are worried about seepage then you can use ULG DryLok […]
Category: Basements, Foundations, Framing, Green Stuff, Insulation
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What Can You Recycle?
November 15, 2015What can you recycle? We all hear about the being green. There are many ways to do your part. We all try to recycle. But, do you look for the proper symbols? Can everything really go in the bin? We are all told to put plastic, aluminum and paper in a special can. But did […]
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10 Spring Cleaning Tips
March 30, 201510 Spring Cleaning Tips with Blain’s Farm and Fleet By Kristin Mickelson, Blain’s Farm and Fleet It’s spring cleaning time, but no need to be overwhelmed. Just follow our 10 Spring Cleaning Tips and take one task at a time. Remember, a good spring cleaning helps keep your home more organized, cleaner and more […]
Category: Clutter Clarity, Green Stuff, Roofing and Gutters, Uncategorized, Windows, Doors and Trim
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How to select your new windows
March 23, 2015Can Windows Make You Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? By Tom Herron, LEED Green Associate Scientific research has found that letting sufficient sunlight into a building can provide incredible benefits to occupants. Daylighting, as this technique is called, has been found to fight depression, speed recovery from illness and injury, increase productivity, improve academic learning and […]
Category: Green Stuff, Insulation, Windows, Doors and Trim
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No More Wax Ring on your toilet flange
March 13, 2015Improving Toilet Replacement Have you ever replaced a toilet? Well let us tell you, it is messy. What seals the toilet to the floor is usually a wax toilet gasket that is gooey and gross! It is especially gross after being sealed to the floor after years and years and you probably have a leaky […]
Category: Bathrooms, Green Stuff, Plumbing
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Soffit Venting
July 19, 2014Soffit Venting. Last week I talked about the need to properly vent your roof; and how to determine how many vents you need in the roof to do it properly. That was posted on the Mighty House Blog page for you. This week I want to talk about soffit venting. Why is it important? Because […]
Category: Green Stuff, Insulation, Mighty House Tip of the Week, Roofing and Gutters, Siding
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