New landscaping feature that takes the work out of gardening and provides hours of enjoyment. Local expert in the field provides service to home gardeners and others looking to spice up their yards and landscapes, adding value to their property.
Sick building syndrome has become such a big problem in the United States in recent years, it’s a phrase you can now find in the dictionary. It is defined as an illness characterized by skin irritations, headache, and respiratory problems that is caused by indoor pollutants, inadequate ventilation, and microorganisms, which include mold.
While most homeowners have nightmares about natural disasters such as tornados, hurricanes and hail damaging their house, it tends to be the more mundane occurrences like undetected leaks and burst pipes that are the most common cause of water damage to personal property.
Buying a home is the single largest investment most people make, so maintaining its value and physical appearance is important. With the average median sales price of nearly $160,000 for existing single-family homes in 2002, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), no homeowner wants to witness the depreciation of their home to standard wear and tear.
Thousands of apartment and office buildings throughout the United States have old steel heating oil storage tanks in or below their basements or sub-basements. Many of these oil tanks were installed at the time the buildings were built in the 1940's, 1950's and 1960's and they are much larger than doors, stairs and hallways connecting their location to the outside. With age these tanks can deteriorate and leak fuel oil into the ground.