The home has a very serious termite problem, active termites across full width of the living room front wall right up to the ceiling, across into a bedroom and back along two of the garage walls. It appeared that the home owner was an older person and they had not realized that there was a […]Read More about Home Owner Ripped Off: No termite Treatment
Archives for August 2022
Rare Gasoline Powered Saw
Having spent an hour on the internet I cannot find any information on this portable gasoline powered saw. It has to be one of the earliest portable self powered saws made, one cylinder engine, belt drive (the original was probably leather), steel wheels, wooden chassis with two handles for maneuvering it, a sliding cutting table, […]Read More about Rare Gasoline Powered Saw
Chimney Issues Explained
Brick chimneys need regular attention and maintenance, neither of which appears to be given to most of them. It is more common to find problems with brick chimneys than not, all of which can be expensive. Price is also based on accessibility, steepness of the roof, height of the roof and of the chimney, dangerous […]Read More about Chimney Issues Explained
Garbage Disposal Safety
That wonderful piece of equipment in your kitchen sink makes cleaning dishes so easy! Scrape everything from rice to potatoes into it and with the flip of a switch it’s gone. Between the sink and the disposal there is a rubber flange called a splash guard. It’s job is to stop stuff in the disposal […]Read More about Garbage Disposal Safety
Propane Tank Certification
You may have a large propane tank in your side yard and wonder if it needs re-qualification? (Inspection, testing and stamped as functional for use) Propane gas cylinders like those twenty pound cylinders commonly used for gas grills are required to be re-qualified, ten years after the original date of manufacture. Then they must have […]Read More about Propane Tank Certification