Articles of Interest

Have you got floppy deck railings? How to strengthen them. Winter is over and spring is really setting in. So, I began pondering the barbecues on our decks I was struck by a problem that many of us have with our railings. They are weak! Building code says...

Burn Unit Six years ago, I wrote about my experience in the Burn Unit at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. Thank God I was not a burn victim, but I was there for four days…four days of hearing and seeing some of the most outrageous suffering that I have ever...

What a year! Covid-19, locusts are decimating parts of Africa and the Middle East…and now the Carpenter bees have arrived. Imagine if carpenter bees were to behave like locusts- they would simply devour every house to the ground- in minutes! This year has already been...

Have you ever heard of a condensate pump? Most people have not and that can be a problem if you have one and it is not working. I have frequently written about the importance of drain pans under your furnaces or air handler to prevent water from the air conditioner...

“Mr. Dominick, I am shopping around checking on prices for home inspectors” I get this call about ten times a week and a typical reply would be that for a 2100 square foot home on a crawl space that we would charge about $425.00.” “WHAT!” the caller replies,” I had...