Winterize your Grill

Winterize your Grill

Winterize your Grill Winterize Your Gas Grill If you’re not a winter griller, now’s the time to pack away your grill before it’s covered with a foot of snow. In addition to giving your grill a thorough cleaning to remove grease and food scraps, take these steps to...
Prepare you Pipes for Colder weather

Prepare you Pipes for Colder weather

Prepare you Pipes for Colder weather To prevent exterior water pipes from bursting when the weather gets below freezing, turn off the valves to the exterior hose bibs. Run the water until the pipes are empty. Make sure all the water is drained from the pipes, if not;...
Soak Brushes in Fabric Softener to Keep Brushes Soft

Soak Brushes in Fabric Softener to Keep Brushes Soft

Soak Brushes in Fabric Softener to Keep Brushes Soft Soak Brushes in Fabric Softener to Keep Brushes Soft Every DIY painter has been privy to the horrors of a day-old brush with stiff bristles that makes round two nearly impossible. To keep paintbrushes soft: Rinse...
Prevent Rust in your Tool Box

Prevent Rust in your Tool Box

Prevent Rust in your Tool Box Tuck Chalk in Your Toolbox to Stop Rust You can keep the metal tools and hardware in your toolbox rust-free with blackboard chalk. How so? Chalk is a moisture-sucking material that traps dampness. When you place several pieces throughout...
Clean and Organize your garage

Clean and Organize your garage

Clean and Organize your garage If you haven’t cleaned out your garage in a while, it’s likely this project will take an entire weekend (or more), so plan accordingly. It helps to think ahead and find out where you can take items (donations, hazardous waste, things to...
Back to School

Back to School

Back to School Get organized for back to school (and work).  Consider what would make this fall run more smoothly for your family: a few extra hooks in the entryway to handle coats and bags, perhaps? Or if papers are a constant problem, take the time now to set up a...