6 Tips to Consider When Buying Your First Home

6 Tips to Consider When Buying Your First Home

As an engaged or new married couple, you might be at the point that buying a home is the next step to building your family nest egg. If you are a first time home buyer there are a few things to consider when buying your first home. Understanding your living arrangements and how you and your spouse will live in your first home will be important.

For instance how many bedrooms do you need? Is a bedroom turned office important? Are you planning on children soon after getting married? Keeping in mind the number of rooms and what types of rooms are important to you can help with finding the first home that works for you. Read More

Maintenance Tip: Check Water Lines in the Ice Maker in the Refrigerator

check water lines in the ice maker in the refrigerator

Oftentimes, ice makers in refrigerators can get clogged with mineral deposits in the water lines. Forgetting to clean these can cause the ice maker to work harder. This will make the ice maker more susceptible to wearing out. This problem can also cause the ice unit maker to produce less ice cubes and create a potential for a leak to occur. As a result, potentially damaging not only the ice maker but the refrigerator Read More

Home Maintenance for Plumbing – Infographic

Taking the proper precautions when using your home’s plumbing systems can actually help your home run properly. Your toilets, pipes, sinks and other areas of your home where water runs will last longer. There are tips and tricks to making sure your home’s plumbing is operating properly. Knowing where your main water valve is will be important if you need to turn off your home’s water supply. You will need this knowledge if your home has a leak. How to fix a garbage disposal or stop a toilet from constantly running will also save on your water bill. Not to mention, save water that is oftentimes scarce. Here is an infographic that gives you some preventative maintenance tips. These tips show you how to use the equipment that supports your plumbing system.

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5 Handy Ways to Add Glam in Your Living Room

glamour living room

Guest Blogger: Jerry Smith

Dressing up a living room and adding some glamour can lead to an involved process yet there are simple ways to glam up a room. When it comes to the living room, every aspect of spacing, furnishing and decorative efforts do well by being more emphatic and coherent to produce the best ambiance of the home. A living room is the place that portrays the spirit of your home and Read More