The Remington 870 Pump shotgun is a wonderful gun. Treat it/he/she right, and she/he/it will serve you well for many, many years. Disassemble the Gun Completely A disassembled gun is easier to work with, and a safe gun. Give yourself some work space. If cleaning more than one gun, make sure you have enough room ...
If you are replacing your floor covering your choices are tile, carpet, linoleum or wood. Before tearing up your old floor covering you will want to decide on a new floor covering. You also may want to purchase the new floor covering and have it readily available before taking the old floor covering out to ...
Why a barn and not a house? Easy. By building a barn home or converting a barn to become your main residence, you have essentially created an heirloom quality, custom home that will be cherished for generations to come. Barns have a unique style and special quality about them. Barns make a strong statement about ...
Anyone who has ever stepped into a home with any amount of mothballs knows the characteristic odor, and it’s not a pleasant smell. No wonder moths stay away from areas laden with mothballs. They stink! The smell of mothballs is far worse than any other store-bought products to prevent moth infestations, but it is possible ...
The average American household uses incandescent light bulbs, also known as yellow light, in their houses. However, fluorescent light bulbs have started to take on a popularity of their own, no matter how small, and can replace yellow light bulbs throughout houses all across America. There are many benefits from using fluorescent light bulbs instead ...
With Al Gore’s winning of the Oscar for his documentary “An Inconvenient Truth,” global warming and the environment in general are getting increased publicity. One aspect of this involves the building industry. The term ‘Green’ building, which means environmentally friendly, is becoming a buzzword. The problem is most people have no experience in this area. ...
You probably won’t tolerate a mouse in your house, but may not be too concerned with a stray mouse in the garage. I believe this is a very common attitude. You may have a change of heart after reading this story of our nice car being sold for junk after being invaded by a family ...
I’ve met the enemy. It’s called ghost ant. It’s driving me crazy. I’ve been a homeowner for almost 30 years. In that time, I’ve encountered and conquered carpenter ants, bees, wasps, hornets, aphids, spiders, and various other bugs and insects. I never met anything as persistent and annoying as these tiny ghost ants. I’ve tried ...
If you like to burn candles inevitably you are going to wind up with candle wax somewhere you don’t want it. Whether your candle drips on your tablecloth, you spill hot wax all over your carpet, or wax leaks onto your wooden table or furniture it can be a real mess and can be difficult ...
Fall is a great time of year to do a major clean-up in your house. You can open your windows and let the cool, fresh air breeze through, there’s no heat to sap your energy, and you’ll be inspired by thoughts of having a sparkling house for the holidays. But what if you never learned ...