Water pressure. When it’s right, you typically don’t give it a second thought. When it slows down – and stays slow – you seek answers and a workable solution. Let’s say, for example, that you can’t effectively wash your dishes while a family member is taking a shower because the water pressure is too weak.  […]

The search is over. The negotiations, worry, and stress are behind you, and closing day has come and gone. You are now a proud new homeowner. As such, you delight in knowing you don’t have to pay rent any longer and now treater your living quarters as your own. You can paint without permission, hammer […]

Everyone has good lawn care intentions even before the coming of spring – especially if you’ve spent a good part of the winter agonizing the lack of care you gave it the previous spring and summer. Well, here we are, with about a month to go until the official start of fall. Which begs the […]

Kitchen sinks blog. Which is no more profound than saying architects design buildings or street cleaners clean streets. It’s just what they do. So that begs the question: if your kitchen sink were to clog up today, what exactly would you do go break it up? Try to reach down and yank out the culprit? […]

Here in Southern Maryland we get pretty consistent amounts of precipitation all year long. Take Germantown, for example. May (as you might expect) has the highest average monthly rainfall at 4.44 inches. The lowest of the year?  February, with 2.81 inches. That’s the good news. But with average monthly precipitation exceeding 3”, what happens when […]

Minerals such as manganese and calcium are naturally incurring ingredients inside your city or well water supply. And, in the right amounts, they’re good for you, just as many other vitamin and mineral supplements are. But you’ve heard of too much of a good thing, of course. Well, that applies to calcium and manganese, too, […]

How much do you spend to provide for your family’s hot water needs? About 18% of your total annual energy costs. So what does a family do when every dollar counts? You start looking for ways to cut back, of course. In keeping with that goal, here are several ways to bring about sizeable reductions […]

We may not get the winters here in Maryland that a place like New England gets pounded with, but it still gets plenty cold and with plenty of snow. As a result, most of us can’t wait for the warm weather to arrive and rue the day winter finally hits. What you don’t want to […]

Some bathroom remodels essentially turn out to be more of the same. Nicer and more contemporary, to be sure, but you still have what you had before: tub and/or shower, toilet, sink with vanity, and so on. Well, this time around, how about something a little different and a lot more luxurious. Not the way […]

Iron is a positive ingredient in your water supply and, for many, an invaluable dietary supplement. But too much of a good thing is, well, not a good thing. In fact, an excess of iron in your drinking water can cause abdominal and bowel problems. If you’re experiencing those right now, are they attributable to […]