Door Knockers Spruce up Front Doors
You don’t have to install a new front door or apply a new coat of stain or paint in order to spruce up the look of your front door. You can give your entryway a bold new look simply by replacing or adding new hardware to your door. One of the easiest ways to do this to add a decorative and attractive door knocker to your front door. Door knockers have been a part of homes dating back to the Middle Ages, but truly became decorative pieces during the Renaissance, when door knockers became more ornate. With almost every home having doorbells, door knockers are less functional items used to announce someone’s arrival at a house and are more ornamental fixtures that bring a level of antiquity and class to any front door. There is a wide variety of door knockers to...
How to Maintain Air Conditioner Filters
Air conditioning is an amazing invention, when it works. It can be hard to enjoy cool air when your system goes out or your allergies kick in. If you think you’re experiencing sore throats due to the air conditioning, or your device is not working the way you want it to, try troubleshooting the issue. It could be that you’re using the device incorrectly, or that the system has been fatigued from overuse. If you’re noticing respiratory problems, especially in the summer months, it’s definitely worth checking your filtration system and cleaning out your air conditioning system to improve the air quality of your home. Poor installation if your device was installed incorrectly to begin with, this can have huge impacts on air flow. Errors in installation...
Why People Are Switching to Artificial Grass
There was once a time in this country where the thought of having fake grass for a lawn was seen as tacky, at best. Some people attempted it, but most people thought the tactic was a bad idea. Times have certainly changed. Nowadays residential artificial grass is a trend on the upswing with more and more people jumping on board. It would seem as though artificial grass is simply an idea whose time has come. One of the main reasons artificial grass was frowned upon was because, quite simply, it didn’t look right. The blades usually stuck straight up and were almost a neon green. No one would possible ever be fooled, not even from a distance, into thinking it was the real thing. Another reason people are changing their minds is the recession. Frankly, no one wants...
Child-Proofing Your Front Doors
One of the most important things that a front door does is provide safety. While most people associate this with protection from unwanted intruders getting into your home, your front door also provides a way to stop people from getting out who need to stay inside such as toddlers who decide to take a late night stroll around the neighborhood while you are asleep. Parents of young children understand the importance of child-proofing their home by covering light sockets, removing breakable objects from low places and more. But making sure that your front door is child-proofed is just as important. You have several options to choose from when it comes to adding safety measures for your child at your front door. You can do something as simple as purchasing a basic...
Electric Radiant Heating and Its Many Benefits
With the cold season upon us, it’s crucial to think about how to keep you and your family warm while at home. While we can’t control the freezing weather outside, we can control the temperature of our homes. There are various heating options to choose from, but without a doubt, the superior way is to install electric radiant heating. Believe it or not, subfloor heating has been around for centuries. The early Romans and Turks used similar systems under tile and stone in an attempt to heat their baths. Radiant floor heating is considered by many to be the best type of heating system available today. There are a number of reasons for this. These heating systems are comfortable, energy efficient, and they don’t make a peep. Another amazing...
Parisian Doors
Article submitted by: ETO Doors It’s the city of lights, city of love, city of fashion, and the city of beautiful doors. Not surprisingly, there’s similar architectural to older buildings in New York City, which echoes the immigration culture, which brought over languages, people, and their architecture. While New York City is more Italian than French, Montreal is a perfect example of French culture infiltrating North America. The doors of Montreal will be covered in a future blog. Here’s a brief history of the famed Paris architecture with an emphasis on doors: According to travel expert’s, Frommers, France was Rome’s first transalpine conquest, which transformed the country from a heavily Celtic influence to the Roman Gaul...
Fresh Air All Year Round
Your home is your sanctuary. Whether coming from a hectic day at work or from a long day out on the golf course, nothing will beat the warmth and coziness of your home. As you take of your shoes and lay in the soft, plush sofa in the middle of your entertainment room, you expect to have nothing but the best experience to end your day. However, did you ever think that you are surrounded by millions of tiny intruders as you relax and end your day? We didn’t think so, so this time around, be ready for them by equipping your home with a quality electrostatic furnace filter and cut them at the source, making sure that you are surrounded only by the cleanest, purest air possible. By changing out to an electrostatic furnace filter not only do you cut down on...