How to Prevent Water Contamination When Using Handheld Shower
If you are considering adding a handheld shower or the home you’re buying includes the fixture, ensure you don’t accidentally contaminate your potable water via a “cross-connection.” A cross-connection is the potential for nonpotable water (soapy water, contaminated water, etc.) to be drawn or mixed into your potable water. A few examples of a cross-connection […]
3 Rules for Venting Attics
Let’s keep it simple. These 3 rules will help you properly ventilate your roof.
Inspecting The Chimney Crown
It’s been said that a chimney without a crown is like a house without a roof. Most homeowners never think about masonry chimney maintenance beyond the occasional flue cleaning. Although a chimney may seem like a relatively simple structure, several important components must work together to keep a fireplace system in good working order. One […]
How Soil Destroys Buildings
Know that all houses settle. The amount may be so small as to be undetectable or maybe so uniform as to leave no signs, but it unquestionably happens.
Dryer Vent Safety
Building codes devote a considerable amount of instruction designed to improve dryer vent safety. According to the National Fire Protection Agency, from 2010-2014, there were almost 16,000 dryer fires associated with dryers and washing machines in North America. 82% of those fires started in the laundry room, and 1/3 of them involved lint or other combustible […]