It’s that time of the year again– leaves are changing their color and falling! While the autumn scenery is beautiful, by the end of the season, many of these leaves will be in your gutters. That is, unless you think outside of the box and take advantage of some new gutter technology! If your gutter […]
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An outdoor living space for every season
Spending time in an outdoor living space is good for the mind and soul. It’s good to get out and see some sunshine every day, regardless of the season. In fact, studies show that to get enough of our natural requirement of vitamin D, we should spend at least 10-30 minutes outside in natural sunlight. […]
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How to Prep Your Home For Cold Weather
Right now you’re cheerfully carving pumpkins and warming up a fresh batch of apple cider, but you know that this pleasantly cool weather will soon take a sharp nosedive into wintry temperatures. While you should surely enjoy the fall festivals and pumpkin spice lattes to the full, it doesn’t hurt to think ahead and prepare […]
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Are Your Wooden Porch Posts Rotting?
Northern Virginia gets a lot of rain in the fall, and this is bad news for anything wooden you have outdoors. If you have a porch you enjoy, then you know that the porch posts are the pillars that support part of your roof. Unfortunately water damage can cause wood rot and structural issues with […]
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Trim Capping: Rescue Your Windows
If you have some older windows that are still holding up but the exterior trim isn’t looking like it used to, you may not have to install new windows quite yet. One way homeowners can give their exterior windows an upgrade without taking up too much time is to install trim capping. Trim capping protects […]
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