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DIY Caulking A Tub/Shower in Your Auburn Home

DIY Caulking a Tub and or Shower:

It’s important to properly caulk around bathtubs and shower in-closers in your Auburn home. Improperly sealed joints can cause damage to the structure behind the tile or fiberglass. Water can seep behind showers and bathtubs, ruining floorboards and walls. Also, unhealthy and dangerous forms of mold and mildew can form. Prevent damage from water and moisture by replacing missing and worn caulking around bath tubs and showers.

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DIY Leaky Pipe Repair for Your Auburn Home

DIY Pipe Repair for Your Auburn Home:
Leaks along a pipe are the easiest to locate and generally the fastest to repair. Pipe clamps are an effective way to temporarily fix a leaking pipe in your Auburn home. They consist of a neoprene sleeve and screw hinge. You insert the rubber gasket the kit between the pipe and the clamp and slowly tighten the screws or bolts until the leak stops. This is only a Band-Aid and should not be seen as a permanent repair. If the pipe is leaking it usually means there is a bigger problem, like old and worn out plumbing. Or it could have something to do with your water. We often see high PH levels in our area. High PH refers to the water being slightly acidic which slowly eats away at your pipes. These are two problems you’ll probably want to call in a professional in to help remedy.

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Reading Your Water Meter In Your Grass Valley Home

How to Read your Water Meter Your water meter is a helpful tool to monitor water usage in your LA home. By reading your meter on a regular basis you will be able to detect plumbing leaks before they flood your home and cause expensive water related damage to structure and belongings. Water Meter Box Your water meter is placed in a concrete box, in the ground in front of your home and near a

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Getting Ready For Winter

What kind of wood should I burn?

It does not matter what kind of wood you burn: as long as it is really, truly seasoned. In the case of hardwoods, especially oak, they must be seasoned for over one full year! That means last year’s wood – NOT this years wood! If you’re wondering about which wood is really the best, or what causes the least creosote to build up, the answer is the same! Properly seasoned wood produces the most heat, and produces the least creosote! It’s not the kind of wood you burn that makes the difference, but whether or not the wood is seasoned. Firewood that hasn’t been split for over a year isn’t worth a darn! On the other hand, dry well seasoned wood is just great! Seasoned wood burns hot and clean!

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23,600 Reasons to Have Your Grass Valley Chimney Serviced

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, reports that some 23,600 residential fires in the 50 states were related to solid fuel appliances and equipment in 1996. An additional 5,500 fires were attributed to chimneys and chimney connectors serving heating systems burning liquid and other fuels. As a result of these fires, 130 people died, 230 people were injured, and total property losses were set at more than $184.4 million. In addition there were a minimum of 119 deaths from carbon monoxide and at least 4,700 “injuries” reported for the same time frame, though most estimates range much higher.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, reports that some 23,600 residential fires in the 50 states were related to solid fuel appliances and equipment in 1996. An additional 5,500 fires were attributed to chimneys and chimney connectors serving heating systems burning liquid and other fuels. As a result of these fires, 130 people died, 230 people were injured, and total property losses were set at more than $184.4 million. In addition there were a minimum of 119 deaths from carbon monoxide and at least 4,700 “injuries” reported for the same time frame, though most estimates range much higher.

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