If you are considering installing a fireplace in your home, you may want to consider installing a direct vented gas fireplace.   It will not only provide you with the ambience of a fire but also with substantial heat. You may think that a wood burning fireplace is heating your home, but that’s not necessarily the case.  Traditional wood burning fireplaces have open dampers which pulls the heated air out of ...

When storm damage occurs to your residence don’t think you are ok just because you have homeowner’s insurance.   Many homeowners who sustained damage, or in many cases total destruction, during Hurricane Sandy in New Jersey are finding this out.   As with any company, insurance providers also need to make money and show profits.  Unfortunately many times their net profits are obtained by not paying out any ...

Without an attic fan extreme temperatures in your attic can penetrate into the interior of your home and increase the temperature.  If an attic fan is installed it will remove trapped hot air and will be able to reduce the interior temperature of your home by 10O.   This is especially important for a 2-story home owner.    As most 2-story home owners, know the temperature in the upstairs is usually at least ...

Of course, the most important purpose of a cabinet is storage.  Keeping cabinets organized and functional can be difficult.  We try to stuff them full, than we have to worry about items falling out of the cabinet or have a hard time reaching what we need.  With so many TV design shows putting an emphasis on organization everyone is more apt to get most out of their cabinet storage. The most popular cabinet ...