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Going Green – While Cleaning

I don’t know about you, but underneath our kitchen sink, my bathroom sink (my wife’s vanity is to full) and in the laundry area we have a ton of cleaning supplies. While these items’ making cleaning up certain area’s easier, they also come at a cost. Most of the kitchen cleaners have warnings on them […]

Filed Under: Miscellaneous Articles, Tips & Tricks Tagged With: Ceramic Tile, Cleaning April 15, 2010 By SLS

Guest Post: EPA’s New Lead Regulation and How It Affects You

You have been tagged, your mission if you choose to accept it is to write a blog article for BMoxieBMore – ahhh, welcome to the grown up’s version of tag. Seeing we are only 9 days away from the new RRP regulation being implemented, and there has yet to be a hint of any consumer education… […]

Filed Under: EPA Lead Regulations Tagged With: Guest Posting April 13, 2010 By SLS

10 days to go – Some praise, some links, and a WTF?

As many of you may recall, less than a month ago the EPA reversed course and finally decided to put the list of certified firms online. At that time, there was only 1806 firms registered, and as of 10 days ago, they had only managed to register 2272. Well it appears they have ramped up […]

Filed Under: EPA Lead Regulations Tagged With: RRP Countdown April 12, 2010 By SLS

Wires – isn’t wireless the wave of the future?

In our Remodeling Right: A Hedge against Changing Technology article we mentioned a great product for running low voltage cabling in your walls. This wiring is used for everything from alarm systems, to your telephone, from your internet connection, to your television. Some people have questioned this by simply asking – isn’t wireless truly the […]

Filed Under: Around the home Tagged With: Technology April 11, 2010 By SLS

Creating a raised garden bed – in just a few hours

Last year’s gardening attempts were a disaster at our place, mainly due to our busy schedules. While we managed to get plenty of squash and a few other vegetables from it, most of the crop was lost to the pasture grass that simply overtook the garden. We are going to alleviate that problem this year […]

Filed Under: Gardening Tips & Tricks April 10, 2010 By SLS

15 days to go – Where the RRP stands

LeadCheck Update: The EPA still has not gotten back to me on the LeadCheck question – I have a letter from the EPA Regional Coordinator saying I heard wrong in class & that it is good to go for testing drywall & plaster. Then on the other hand, we have the EPA’s web site that […]

Filed Under: Alabama Lead Rule, EPA Lead Regulations Tagged With: RRP Countdown April 7, 2010 By SLS

ENERGY STAR: Can it and should it be saved?

As many of our regular readers know, we have long supported and still recommend purchasing ENERGY STAR® rated products. Unfortunately, though there have been some issues that have popped up lately that have caused many groups and individuals to question if the program is more fiction than fact. On the flip side, we have some people […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness, EnergyStar, Regulatory Issues April 6, 2010 By SLS

20 Days to go – I am calling the EPA out

You know it is late and I planned to let day 20 simply slide on by. I was hoping at least to get one email to clarify an issue with the “approved” test kits, but alas – no answer. Then @NHCC sends out a Press Release from the EPA: http://epa.gov/lead/pubs/lscp-press.htm. At first glance, the numbers appear […]

Filed Under: EPA Lead Regulations Tagged With: RRP Countdown April 2, 2010 By SLS

A match made in heaven?

Happy April 1st AKA April Fool’s Day — You know when someone told me about this program; I thought they were trying to play an early April Fool’s Day joke on me. They then faxed me the letter & I could not help but laugh. TREX and ServiceMagic join forces, oh boy, what a match […]

Filed Under: Consumer Awareness April 1, 2010 By SLS

April – Spring Cleaning / Maintenance Checklist

April is the first full month of spring, and shortly the kids will be getting out of school, everyone will be heading out on vacation, and it seems like our weekends will be filled with mowing the lawns and trying to get out of the dreaded honey-do lists. This is also the month that causes […]

Filed Under: Spring Maintenance Checklist Tagged With: Cleaning March 29, 2010 By SLS

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