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Beat the heat this summer with 3 ways to cut summer cooling costs
With Memorial Day marking the unofficial kick off of summer and the official start, June 25, right around the corner, the days of sandy feet and sweet treats have arrived on the Gulf Coast—as has the heat and humidity that also love to call our area home.
Last year, Alabama's Gulf Coast saw 18 days with record highs, according to The National Weather Service. Who knows what this year will hold, but it shouldn't come as a shock that our area has the highest average residential air-conditioning expenditures in the country, the U.S. Energy Information Administration reports. The summer months are going to put your air conditioner to work, raising your electric...
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Think twice before painting your brick home
Weeks of social distancing might have you ready to tackle some of your long-desired home improvement tasks. However, if one of those tasks is painting your home's exterior brick, you might want to think again. Though painted brick might seem like an easy solution to enhance your home's curb appeal, there are a few important things to consider first.
You could ultimately face structural damage.
Brick is a porous material and must be allowed to "breathe," especially if you live in an area of frequent rain and humidity. Adding a coat of paint over the external brick eliminates its ability to do so, which can lead to trapped moisture. If this happens, the brick will likely erode overtime during the changing of se...
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Add these areas to your spring cleaning list
Spring has sprung! Well, you could argue warm temperatures never left those of us along the Gulf Coast, but regardless, the first official day of spring on March 19 means warm weather has officially arrived. And with it, the time for spring cleaning.
Spring cleaning has been a tradition for centuries — mostly because it's too cool in many places during the winter to finish a to-do list — but this year it has an added importance with the spread of COVID-19. In addition to sanitizing any regularly used items/surfaces during this time per Centers of Disease Control and Prevention recommendations, tackle cleaning some those often-forgotten areas — like your appliances, furniture and...
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Gardening while social distancing? Avoid these 4 harmful plants for your pets
If you've been putting off getting your garden situated for the next growing season, now's the time. It's a great way to get out of the house and on your feet while practicing social distancing, and while now is an especially good time because it helps reduce the spread of COVID-19, early spring is also the coolest temperatures we'll likely see. No need to be sweating in the summer heat if you can get your garden ready now during the cooler weather!
It can be easy to go straight for the most colorful flowers, but you may want to come up with a game plan on what to plant if you have pets. Not all those colorful flowers are friendly to Fido.
That's right. Many popular plants and flowers can be harmful to your pets. To help make planning easier, here are a few you may want to think twice about:
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Easy Children's DIY Valentine's Day Decor
Trying to come up with a way to keep the kids entertained? Valentine's Day is just around the corner, so maybe your children can help your home feel the love with some custom-made Valentine's Day decorations.
The instructions below for festive wall garland and yarn letters should help you burn a few hours and encourage your children to get creative. The mess level, though, that's up to you!
DIY Wall Garland
For this project you will need the following:
- Decorative string such as twine
- 18 squares of colored cardstock or scrap...
