Home Efficiency
Did your parents ever say,
hey "close the door do you think I'm paying to heat the
neighborhood?" Well if you have air leaks in your home
that's exactly what you're doing, I have some tips to help
you save money...
Home Essentials
Do you have the top five
home essentials in your house? Here's the list and a few
of the things you can use them for...
Kitchen Tips
We all spend a lot of time
in our kitchens, and who isn't looking for a quicker way
to do something. Well I've got some tips that will make
your time in the kitchen a little easier...
Nail Pops
If your lumber wasn't
properly dried when your house was built, it may cause the
heads of nails to "pop"...
Odor Eliminators
Household odors can be an
unpleasant annoyance, but we all have to deal with them
from time to time...
Radiator Check-up
Steam radiators require very
little maintenance, but there are a couple of easy things
that you can do so you'll be toasty warm...
Rust Problems
If you have rust problems
around your house, I have some tips that should help you
out... |
Try using a nail file to sharpen your pencil; the rough
surface will do a great job. No nail file? Check your
workshop for a wood plane. Just carefully run the pencil
over the blade. This works great on carpenter's pencils
too! 
Dull knives? Check the cupboard. The bottoms of most
coffee mugs have an unglazed ring. Just run the blade
across the bottom of the mug at an angle and sharpen it
like new in a few quick strokes. This also works with a
terra cotta pot, so keep one in the cupboard! 
To sharpen those can opener blades run a piece of waxed
paper through the mechanism. It will clean and sharpen in
one quick step. 
Scissors a problem, fold a piece of aluminum foil into
several thicknesses and snip through it a number of times.
You won't believe the difference. Out if aluminum foil,
sandpaper will work too! This also works great on your
gardening shears.