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Kitchens have changed a lot over the past few decades. Technological progress and different lifestyles have caused kitchens to look very different than they used to. New designs had to be created to accommodate the modern kitchen. Kitchens were used only to prepare meals for the family. Nowadays, kitchen is the ideal space for many of a family’s activities.

Kitchens can sometimes be used to welcome guests and allows the host to easily treat their guests to a snack before the meal is ready. These different uses for kitchens have caused new trends to appear in designs. The kitchen remodeling market is actually a very interesting business venture for a lot of home improvement companies.

The basics of kitchen design

You need to take a few different things into consideration when you choose a new design for your kitchen. You need to figure out how much space there is in … Read the rest

Okay, so you arrive home and find water coming from the ceiling or closet that has no plumbing in it. However, there is an air handler in these areas. What are you supposed to do next? So how do you get these water leaks to stop and prevent them from occurring again?

Shut off the air conditioning system from the thermostat first. Make sure to leave the fan on though. The reason why is abundantly clear in a moment. When the air unit runs and cools the system regularly it is subject to collecting a lot of moisture from the air. The south can be a very hot and humid place and the air conditioning evaporator can end up taking in a lot of water while running and cooling.

Should the air handler be shut down?

When you shut down the air handler, all of the water will then drain … Read the rest

When you are getting a new shingle roof one of the most important things to remember is the roofs ventilation. It is super crucial to the life span of your roofing shingles. With the weather that we experience here in the north we need roofing that withstands the heat of summer and the cold build-up of the winter season with accelerating the aging process of your asphalt shingling.

With proper air circulation and installation it will not matter what the weather outside of your home is the smaller the chance that your shingles will leak, blister, curl or rot. With a licensed roofing contractor installing your shingle roof, on top of proper installation and air circulation you greatly increase the validation on your shingle manufactures warranty.

Using a roofing contractor to install your new roof is beneficial for a number of reasons. One of the most important is that the … Read the rest