The decision to change the roof cover of your house is important because of the expense and intrusion into the solitude of your house and surroundings. Most homeowners are aware that changing a roof can be one of the largest expenses in maintaining their house. And the tranquility of a peaceful home is often disturbed…
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The best time to prepare for a hurricane is before hurricane season starts. Listed below are steps to be taken to help you weather the storm. Some should be started well in advance of a storm’s approach (tree trimming for instance) and other tasks would typically be done 1-2 days before the storm’s impact (filling…
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Common Approach to Landscape Watering Along the coastal Gulf South, we typically receive adequate rainfall to mitigate watering needs for lawns and landscaping. However, at certain times of the year – and certainly lately during historic high temperatures and the absence of regular summer showers – we are seeing our landscapes suffer from lack of…
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Many articles on the HOUSETIPS website result from years of experience looking at foundation failure. This case study is about one client’s concern about the foundation of her home. The client contacted our team to learn about problems with her home. She feared the residence had foundation failure since she noticed cracks in the brick…
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In our overview of irrigation article, we introduced a system that connects directly to an exterior faucet and provides control for a single zone. This design is the least expensive and most easily installed irrigation system. Benefits of a Faucet Irrigation System Cons of a Faucet Irrigation System How a Faucet Sprinkler System Works The…
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Brick walls crumble and deteriorate due to many factors, both natural and man-made. Specifically, we are talking about solid brick walls, not brick veneer on an exterior wall. Solid brick walls are often built as the end walls on large houses and may be referred to as multi-wythe walls. Brick walls add an interesting architectural…
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