Once limited to use in commercial applications, today’s new segmental retaining walls (SRW) can enhance residential landscape, create a special outdoor living area, and greatly increase curb appeal.
In fact, thanks to ever-increasing options for segmental retaining walls, their use in residential landscaping has exploded. The popularity of the outdoor living lifestyle owes much of its [...]

Today’s high-efficiency heating and cooling systems require very little attention and maintenance from homeowners. They do a great job of keeping us comfortably cool in summer and toasty warm in winter with very little effort from us. However, other than scheduling regular maintenance visits, there is one task that falls on the homeowner: changing those [...]

“I love them!” “They heat the entire house.” “I wish we had installed them a long time ago!” Ask homeowners with gas-log fireplaces how they feel about their glowing hearths—part accessory, part appliance—and these are expressions you will likely hear.
While gas logs are high on most new homebuyers’ lists of desired features, many homeowners choose [...]

By L McK ee
Why do I need clean gutters?
A clean gutter functions properly by allowing water to flow off the roof, through downspouts, and away from the foundation of a home.
Over time, gutters collect debris. This debris clogs both the gutters and their ownspouts—the vertical channels at either end of the gutters that usher water [...]