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CHOOSE CAREFULLY
From Reader's Digest, added May 2014
Bright colors provide an expansive feeling. These are friendly, happy colors that encourage communication especially welcome in the dining area and kitchen.
Warm colors inspire activity, avoid them in the bedroom.
Cold colors have a calming effect. They are especially well-suited for bedrooms.
Navy blue inhibits people's willingness to communicate; do not use it in living and dining areas.
Red raises the energy level of a room, use it as an accent rather than a base room color.
Gray should be avoided for the dining area and kitchen — unless you want to dampen your appetite.
Gutter Cleaning and Repair
From Lowe's, added May 2014
Clogged gutters can cause a problems including flooded basements and damage to your roof, foundation and landscaping.
Step 1 Begin cleaning the gutter near a downspout.
Step 2 Remove the large debris (leaves, twigs, etc.) with a trowel and dump it in a bucket.
Step 3 To clean out finer materials, flush the gutter lengths with a hose starting at the end opposite the downspout. Alternatively, you can use a gutter-cleaning attachment on a hose. If the water doesn’t drain, recheck the downspout strainer and clean as necessary.
How to Avoid Frozen Pipes
From Red Cross, added May 2014
Frozen pipes can cause huge damage to your walls, ceilings, floors and personal items stored in the basement. Especially if the house is unoccupied in the winter.
Draining Lines; Beforee winter comes shut off the valves supplying your lines.
Fiberglass Insulation; between the pipes and the walls will heat the pipes.
Wrap the pipes with electrical heating tape.
Leave a tap running slowly to prevent them from freezing.
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