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  • How To Choose Lumber For Garden Bed Construction


    Raised garden beds can be used to grow vegetables or flowers. When constructing the beds, it's important to choose the right lumber for the job. What Are You Growing? One of the first decisions to make is the type of wood, and this depends heavily on what you plan to grow in the raised bed. Any wood chosen must be resistant to rot and insect damage, which narrows your options down to cedar, redwood, or pressure-treated lumber.
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  • How Heat Treatments For Bed Bug Control Work


    When you spot bed bugs in your home, you may panic. You've probably heard how the bugs are resistant to pesticides and difficult to get rid of, so you may fear you'll be living with the bugs and their bites for a long time. However, it's possible to get rid of bed bugs fairly fast using heat. Using heat to kill existing bugs and then taking steps to keep a new infestation from happening is often a good way to get a bed bug infestation under control and keep the bugs away.
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  • Are You Giving Your Living Room Furniture A New Look?


    As you look at your living room furniture, do you see that it needs attention? Maybe you already love each piece of furniture that sits in the area. That more than likely means that you don't want to replace any of your furniture with new pieces. Have you already decided what you'll do to give your living room furniture a like-new appearance? If so, you don't need to read another word.
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  • Handmade Soaps For Personal Care And Gift Giving


    If your skin feels taut and itchy after switching to a new brand of soap, the chemical additives that were used to process each bar may be to blame. Handmade soaps are an alternative and are made with lye, rich emollients, essential oils, and natural fragrances. Pamper your skin by testing out a variety of handmade soaps, and use some of your purchases as sentimental gifts to share with others who have sensitive skin.
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  • Solutions For Lawn Sprinkler Over-Spray


    Over-spraying sprinklers are a nuisance that can also cost you money. They get things wet you'd rather keep dry, which can lead to mildewed patio furniture, premature wear of fence paint, or unattractive water stains on bricks and siding. Over-spray also wastes water. The following are a few strategies that can remedy the problem. Check the water pressure If most of your sprinklers seem to spray a bit further than necessary, the issue could be with your water pressure.
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  • 3 Big Misconceptions About Decorative Fountains for the Inside of the Home


    There is something so charming and relaxing about the sound of flowing water, and even more enchanting is the visual that a decorative fountain can offer a home environment. Many people will implement some form of small fountain into their landscape, but this is usually as far as the matter goes. The fact is, homeowners rarely get as much from a water fountain as they really could, and most will never consider adding an indoor water fountain at all.
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  • Choosing The Most Energy Efficient Options For Your Furnace Replacement Project


    Eventually, you might need to have your furnace replaced in your home. When it is time for a new furnace, renewable energy and energy efficient solutions will help you with getting the most from your investment in a new heating system for your home. Alternative fuel systems that use biomass are just one of the solutions you may want to consider. There are also geothermal systems and solar solutions to heat your home for less.
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  • How You Can Tell When It's Time to Have Your Septic Tank Pumped


    If you live in a part of the country that doesn't have a community sanitation plant, it's an absolute must that you have a septic tank.  Septic tanks are the devices used to allow a natural separation process between the liquid and solid waste that comes from your home.  Although the septic tank performs such a critical role, it's easy to forget to pay attention to the condition of your device.
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  • Locating Artwork For Your Home Office


    Artwork in the home office can be beneficial in many ways. Elegant or whimsical wall art not only looks great, it can be beneficial as well. You can use art to inspire you to finish projects or to calm you down when you are facing a hefty workload. You can even let art take you away on an adventure in your mind so you can briefly escape the stress your home office can bring you.
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  • 3 Tips To Prevent Your Home From Being Burglarized


    You should be able to feel 100 percent safe when you are at home. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. After all, there is a home burglary occurring every 13 seconds. To help keep you and your family a little bit safer and provide you with some peace of mind, here are three things that you can do to make sure that burglars know that they are not invited into your home:
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