What Is A Heat Pump?
What Is A Heat Pump? from the Carrier Consumer Education Video Series. We’ve been hearing about heat pumps for years but do you really know how the technology works? In this video, Larry Hacker & Stuart Keith explain how a heat pump works to heat and cool a home. To watch more videos from the […]
How To Remove Ice Dams Featuring Hustad Roofing
How To Remove Ice Dams episode from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series. This is the time of year when we start to get temperatures above freezing during the day with colder temperatures at night. This melting and freezing may cause ice dams which can do serious damage to your home. Watch this video to […]
Landscape Design, Installation Techniques & Lakeshore Landscaping
Landscape Design, Installation Techniques & Lakeshore Landscaping episode from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series. It’s mid-February and the Vacation Home and Garden shows have been held, so it’s time to start to “Think Spring!!” In this video, we meet up with the professionals from Kittleson Landscape to learn about design, professional landscaping, and what’s […]
How to Design and Remodel a 25 Year Old Bathroom
How to Design and Remodel a 25 year old Bathroom episode from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series. In our last post, we looked at the unique challenges involved in remodeling a bathroom in a 75 year old home. In this segment, we take on a bathroom remodeling project involving more recent construction with Webster […]
Bath Remodeling and Design in a 75 Year Old Home
Bath Remodeling and Design in a 75 Year Home episode from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series. Join bath designer and contractor Mike Webster as he walks us through this older bath remodel. Space and traditional designs were incorporated into this unique remodeling project. For more information, visit http://www.websterassoc.com Check back often for home building, […]
What To Expect Visually When Replacing Your HVAC System
This winter has been tough on us all and some homeowners with older heating systems have had problems. If you’re looking for a new furnace, check out this video from the Carrier Consumer Education Series. It features Larry Hacker and Stuart Keith explaining the visual changes you’ll notice when replacing your furnace and central air […]
How To Stabilize A Foundation With Tri-State Basement Repair
Many times, owners of older homes encounter problems with a leaky basement or even a foundation that’s sinking. If that’s you, watch this recent episode from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series. In it, Brent Montry from Tri-State Basement Repair explains how to stabilize a home’s foundation to keep it from sinking. He also walks […]
Have You Ever Thought About Geothermal Heating?
This rough winter has taken a toll on many older heating systems. If you’re looking to replace your old furnace, it’s the perfect time to consider a geothermal/forced air hybrid system. In this video from the Today’s Home Remodeler TV series, Stan Olson from Olson Heating & Cooling shows how a geothermal and forced air […]
Garden Calendar – Week of Feb. 2
Midwest Garden Expo: For a breath of spring during this exceptionally cold winter, visit the Midwest Garden Expo at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison WI on Feb. 7-9 hosted by Wisconsin Public Television and the UW-Extension Statewide Horticulture Team. Get inspiration for the spring season by visiting with local garden center and landscaping […]
Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For February
General walk through; check for water leaks, missing shingles. Check weatherstripping on windows and doors. Change/clean air filter in furnace; Check temperature and pressure gauges if you have a system with a boiler. Check/add salt to water softener. Check smoke and fire alarms. Check roof along eaves and gutters during melts for ice build-up. Maintain […]