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February 06 2025 0comment

Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For February

Here are your 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 […]

January 30 2025 0comment

Raising And Stabilizing A Settling Foundation

The entire weight of a house and its contents rests on its foundation. Over time, changing seasons, weather extremes and changes in subsoil can cause the foundation to settle. If you see cracks in basement walls or if doors and windows start to stick, these are telltale signs that it might be happening to your […]

January 23 2025 0comment

HVAC For A Remodeling Project

Many homeowners have New Year’s resolutions that include remodeling. In this video from Today’s Home Remodeler TV, host Stuart Keith and HVAC specialist Larry Hacker go over the challenges and options for a basement remodeling project. We’ll check in before and after the project is completed and we’ll also see how a ductless split system is perfect […]

January 16 2025 0comment

Being Salt Wise Will Reduce Salt Pollution

Salt pollution has become a problem. Salt pollutes drinking water sources, aids some invasive species, damages infrastructure and causes soil problems. Municipalities are using less salt on roads but did you know that every bag of salt used in a water softener also ends up in the environment? In this video from Today’s Home Remodeler TV, we […]

January 09 2025 0comment

Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For January

Here are your Monthly Home Maintenance Tips For January: General walk through: Check for heat loss, weatherstripping, loose or open storm windows or doors. Check window function and locking mechanisms. Lubricate locks with WD-40 if sticky. Change/clean air filter in furnace. Check temperature and pressure gauges if you have a boiler. Check/add salt to water softener. […]

December 26 2024 0comment

Preventing And Removing Ice Dams

The start of winter means crazy weather: snow, sleet, freezing rain and temps that can fluctuate from the 40’s to the single digits. All of that means it’s ice dam season. What you think are beautiful icicles hanging from your roof are actually the beginning of an ice dam which can cause major damage if […]

December 19 2024 0comment

A Heat Pump Will Cut Energy Costs And Emissions

It’s been estimated that 40% of greenhouse gas emissions comes from burning fossil fuels and 40% of that comes from fossil fuel heating systems. You can lower your energy costs and cut greenhouse gas emissions by replacing your old fossil fuel furnace with a heat pump. In this video from Today’s Home Remodeler TV, HVAC specialist […]

December 12 2024 0comment

Stabilizing A Sinking Foundation

The entire weight of a home and its contents rests on its foundation. Over time, changing seasons, weather extremes and changes in subsoil can cause the foundation to sink. If you have cracks in basement walls or if doors and windows start to stick, these are telltale signs that it might be happening to your […]

December 05 2024 0comment

Roof Tear Off And Replacement

The calendar may say December but there are still homeowners replacing their roof before the harsh winter arrives. In this video from Today’s Home Remodeler TV, we’ll tear off and replace an asphalt shingle roof as host Stuart Keith catches up with Andrew Larson and his crew from Larson Home Services. Watch as they tear off the old roof with minimal disruption […]

Happy Thanksgiving 2024

As we approach Thanksgiving Day, many of us have plenty to be thankful for: good health, family and friends and a nice home. We hope that all travelers arrive safely to enjoy the holiday and wish everyone Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Today’s Home Remodeler TV! When family and friends gather, indoor air quality becomes […]