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Common Issues with Sliding Gates and How to Avoid Them
Sliding gates are a practical and elegant choice for properties where space is limited or where smooth, automated entry is preferred. read more...
By Gatemaster Australia | Nov-03-2025

The Hidden Dangers of Dog Poop for Kids and Other Pets
Dog waste isn’t just unpleasant; it’s a public health issue that often flies under the radar. Left on lawns, sidewalks, or play areas, feces can expose children and other animals to parasites and bacteria that spread easily. read more...
By Dookie Doctors Pet Waste Removal | Oct-30-2025

How Proper Irrigation Supplies Can Reduce Crop Loss and Soil Erosion
Reliable irrigation equipment does more than deliver water — it supports plant growth, protects soil health, and limits the damage caused by unpredictable weather patterns. read more...
By Danny Woodhams | Oct-29-2025

Precision Cooling: Designing HVAC Systems for Data Centers and Server Rooms
Keeping data centers and server rooms at the right temperature is about business continuity, not comfort. read more...
By H & H Commercial Services Inc. | Oct-24-2025

Blending Indoor & Outdoor Spaces Through Strategic Window Placement
Design that links interior rooms with patios, gardens, and views changes how a home feels and functions. read more...
By Landmark Exteriors | Oct-24-2025

1392 Finding a Solution to Centipedes in Your Home
Picture walking into your kitchen finding creatures on your floor with a whole lot of legs devouring a house fly. Rightly so, this is not exactly what you want to wake up to, but a centipede infestation is actually more common than you think. read more...
By Eric Richmond | Jan-21-2014

9374 In Arizona Monsoon Season is Termite Season
The weather in Arizona is hot for many months. Because of the heat for so much of the year, many people throughout Arizona await the start of monsoon season each year. read more...
By Fred Willey | Jan-21-2014

1019 Why Design your floors with colored concrete
Boring basement floors comes to mind whenever we think of concrete floorings. But this is not the case anymore. Even concrete flooring can be made as attractive and eye catching as other flooring types. read more...
By Ben Lagger | Jan-19-2014

1154 No more Cold and Boring - Polished Concrete's Increasing Popularity
It is not only the industrial buildings where the concrete flooring is used but many home owners have also begun to recognize the importance of this type of flooring. In fact polished concrete is the first choice for number of builders. read more...
By Ben Lagger | Jan-18-2014

1407 How to Keep Earwigs Off Your Property
You may have seen some earwigs around your home. They would love nothing more than to feed on the tasty plants in your garden. While keeping them out can be difficult, it is possible. read more...
By Eric Richmond | Jan-08-2014

1466 Can You Diagnose A Drywood Termite Problem In Your Home?
Florida is an amazing state. It is also one of the most unique states in the nation. It offers sunny beaches on both sides of the state and beautiful usually sunny weather all year, so it is not hard to see why so many people want to live here. read more...
By Steve Lum | Jan-07-2014

1480 Different types of waste water treatment
Have we ever given thought about what happens to all the water that we use in our day to day life? If your property is not well connected to the main drainage system, then it’s time for you to look for alternatives to take care of the wastewater from your house or your commercial property. read more...
By Jane Fenway | Jan-07-2014

1405 Practical Recommendations for Residential Septic System
You should be familiar with your own effortless on-site sewage treatment facility known as a residential septic system. Far away from municipal sewer systems, modern houses are built with quality septic tanks. read more...
By Jane Fenway | Jan-06-2014

1481 The 3 Tips You Need to Know to Fight German Cockroaches
I think it is pretty safe to say that no one ever wants pests to come and invade their home, but in the world of pests, there are few pests that rank very high on the list of things you do NOT want in your house. read more...
By Harry Ross | Jan-03-2014

1376 Bed Bug Heat Treatments in
Concerns about bed bugs are seemingly everywhere these days, and no one wants to think about the prospect of a bed bug invasion. They are creepy. They are crawly, and worst of all they will bite you while you sleep. read more...
By Tony Young | Jan-02-2014

1358 How to Have a Grub Proof Lawn Today
If you are like most people, you want to have a beautiful lawn. After all, it is the first thing people will notice about your home. Unfortunately, a beautiful lawn is not always as easy to get as you might imagine. read more...
By Steve Lum | Jan-02-2014

1988 Ways to Fight Smelly Stink Bugs
Stink bugs have not always been an issue for homeowners in the United States, unlike some other notorious pests. They odiferous creatures hitchhiked here on some cargo from Asia in the late 1990s read more...
By Eric Richmond | Dec-31-2013

1984 Is Pre-Emergent Weed Control Is Right For Your Lawn
If you are like most people, you want your lawn to look as lush and green as possible. As such, weed control is a must. Do you know what the best weed control is? Most often it is actually weed prevention. read more...
By Fred Willey | Dec-30-2013

1984 Prevent Flying Insects In Your Home
I would venture to say that no one out there wants any type of insect invasion in their home, but more than that, no one wants to deal with pesky flying insects in their home. read more...
By Jill Hopper | Dec-29-2013

1765 Why Should You Use Concrete Floors?
Concrete is an important material that is commonly used in the construction of residential homes and commercial buildings. read more...
By Ben Lagger | Dec-23-2013

7563 A Short Guide to the Different Types of Flooring
There are various types of flooring options, and each floor has its own characteristics making it suitable for particular areas. read more...
By Ben Lagger | Dec-23-2013

1942 How to Keep Pests Out of Schools
Schools have a serious responsibility to educate and care for your children throughout the school year. A large part of a schools responsibility is to provide a healthy and safe learning environment for your children. read more...
By Eric Richmond | Dec-20-2013

1801 Window Replacement can cut down your Electricity Bills
Every home requires renovation once in a while which includes repainting, redesigning of interiors and others. The floorings and the walls are changed in the process and so are the doors and windows. read more...
By Jim Conway | Dec-12-2013

2012 Questions to Ask an Electrician before Hiring
Since electrical problems are among the leading causes of house fires, hiring the right Mississauga electrician can be as much a matter of safety as getting your money’s worth. read more...
By Andriy Podskalniy | Dec-11-2013

1070 Qualities of a Good Residential Electrician
Got electrical issue? Thinking to do it yourself? Then you must think over it, electrical issues may cause serious problems if handled casually. read more...
By Andriy Podskalniy | Dec-11-2013

1322 Do Any DIY Bed Bugs Treatments Work?
One of the biggest problems in the pest control world in the United States these days are bed bugs. read more...
By Jill Hopper | Dec-06-2013

1254 Could You Get Cigarette Beetles In Your Home?
Have you heard of Cigarette beetles. Cigar beetles, or Tobacco beetles. These are all names for the same little annoying little creature – Lasioderma serricorne – and no matter what you call it, it spells bad news. read more...
By Steve Lum | Dec-05-2013

1909 Tablet Market Usage By Children On the Rise
Ofcom, a U.K. telecoms regulator, has found in their research that tablet usage among children is consistently increasing, with growing numbers of younger kids, especially, turning to tablets to watch videos, learn and access the Internet. read more...
By Donald Plehn | Dec-04-2013

1877 What You Need to Know About Window Replacement?
Window replacement is something which you don’t think about often. In fact this is something which only home owners who have lived in a house for a number of years might have experienced. read more...
By Jim Conway | Dec-03-2013

1223 Have You Seen Giant African Land Snails in Florida?
Florida with its warm humid climate often plays home to a very large host of pests unfortunately sometimes it is home to pests native to other regions as well. The latest pest to join this list? Giant African land snails. read more...
By Steve Lum | Dec-02-2013