1. Turning off your outside faucets can prevent knocking pipes.
2. Turn your main water off while on vacation. You do not want to come home to a flooded house, due to a water pipe bursting.
3. A good paint job begins with a good paintbrush. Don't buy cheap!
4. To remove wallpaper, use a wallpaper scraper, fill a spray bottle with warm water or use a steamer. Score the wallpaper with the scraper, spray and let set for a few minutes. Do a small section at a time. No need to buy wallpaper remover sold in paint stores.
5. After time, banana peels and other fruit skins will jam up a garbage disposal, and you will need to replace. |