April 2012
It’s Gonna Cost You More to Recharge Your Air Conditioning
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 10:09 am | 0 commentsRecharging your air conditioning system can really empty your wallet this spring and summer if you have a unit that’s more than two years old. The refrigerant that older air conditioning units use, R-22, is being phased out, and with less R-22 to go around, prices have spiked.
If your AC unit was manufactured in 2011 or later, it uses a different refrigerant, R-410A. Lucky you.
Read This Before Landscaping This Spring; Your Pets Will Thank You
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 10:05 am | 0 comments
Fertilizers and herbicides can be poisonous to your pets.
Friday Five: Is it Time to Refinance?
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 10:02 am | 0 commentsNow might be the best time for home owners who have been putting off refinancing. After a slight increase, mortgage rates slipped back below 4% this week, but it’s unlikely that they will remain near historic lows. Home owners with FHA loans could also benefit from reduced mortgage insurance costs because of efforts to streamline the process. Read what else to expect during the spring housing season in this week’s Friday Five.
How to Get Rid of Ticks
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:57 am | 0 comments
Tick tubes are filled with a pesticide that kills ticks, but not mice.
Need to Modify Your Home for Medical Reasons? 2012 is the Year to Do It
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:53 am | 0 commentsWith tax deduction limits coming for 2013, medically related home upgrades are a smart project this year.
What a difference year makes.
For the 2012 tax year, you can take a tax deduction on medically necessary home improvements — like installing a wheelchair ramp and other projects that make life easier for an ill or injured family member — if you:
Friday Five: Indicators Look Up for Housing
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:51 am | 0 commentsConsumer confidence, bidding wars, and smaller home inventories signal a bullish outlook for the housing economy.
Friday Five: Short Sales Outpace Foreclosures. Is It a Trend?
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:47 am | 0 commentsIn this week’s housing news roundup, short sales flex some muscle while regulators and legislators debate changes to mortgage loan rules.
Way Cool Ways To Organize Your Beauty Stuff
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:37 am | 0 comments
Give a cheese grater a coat of paint, and it becomes a handy earring holder. Image: Earring Stand designed by Irit Elazar Cohen/Available exclusively at OutStandingStands.etsy.com
5 Time-Saving Tips to Spring Clean Your Family Room
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:35 am | 0 comments
The family room is often the room that gets the most use. Spend some time freshening it up this spring.
The Easy, Fun Way to Spring Clean Your Deck or Patio
By admin on April 20, 2012 at 9:33 am | 0 comments
Pressure washers blast away dirt and grime without harmful chemicals, which is good for your deck or patio plants.