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Money Saving Tips for Your Swimming Pool Over the years, I’ve come across some interesting money saving tips for your pool while working with swimming pool owners. These tips will help you cut back spending while actively trying to maintain a healthy, stress-free lifestyle, enjoying your pool. Store Your Vacuum Head Correctly The number one reason pool owners replace their vacuum head is because the brushes on the bottom of it have either flattened out or completely fallen off. Store your vacuum head upside down and out of the sun. Over the winter, be sure you keep it away from any chlorine. If you do this, you will double the life of your vacuum head, which can be expensive to replace. Use A Solar Cover With Your Pool Heater Solar pool covers capture the energy of the sun and transfer it directly into your pool water to keep it warm. Depending on where you live, a solar pool cover may not keep the water as warm as an electric or gas heater, but the tradeoff is that it can ac...

Asphalt paving for your residential or commercial property is a big job that requires a professional, experienced company to ensure proper installation and long-term results. To avoid costly repairs from shoddy workmanship, it is imperative that you hire a reputable asphalt contractor for all your asphalt needs. Tips for Hiring an Asphalt Company Check References & Reputation A contractor who is licensed in the state of California and insured to complete commercial paving projects is essential for ensuring quality, safety, and good results. While many contractors choose the minimum amount of insurance required by state law, a reputable company will protect your property by having full insurance for their entire crew, including general liability, auto liability, workers’ compensation, and an umbrella policy. They should also keep an adequate crew on site. A properly staffed team consists of five to eight fully insured workers, depending on the size of the paving project. Find...

Getting the right tile size for a small bathroom, whether for walls or floors, will have a big impact on making your small space feel bigger and brighter. But from the thousands of different styles, colors and designs on the market, where to start when choosing the best bathroom tiles for your tile contractor to install that suit and enhance your space? We’ve put together some tips to help you find the perfect tile size for floors and walls that suit your bathroom and enhance the sense of space. WHAT'S THE BEST TILE SIZE FOR A SMALL BATHROOM? Tile size shouldn’t be determined by bathroom size, despite what you may hear. A small bathroom can actually benefit from a large tile. With fewer grout lines the walls and floor are less cluttered and the room visually expanded. Using smaller tiles, such as mosaics, will give you lots of grout lines, which can give the bathroom walls a grid-like appearance that can promote the feeling of being boxed in – making your bathroom feel ...

Improve your curb appeal by fixing your concrete cracks. Here are some diy concrete tips Pressure Wash the Concrete To clean concrete effectively, use a power washer with a pressure rating of at least 3000 psi and a flow rate of at least 4 gallons per minute (gpm). Tape Off the Edges Tape off the edges where you don't want new concrete. Prepare the Concrete Patch Mix Mix only that amount of Vinyl Concrete Patcher that can be applied in 30 minutes. Under hot, dry or windy conditions, keep the patch moist for 24 hours by covering with polyethylene film. Product will support foot traffic in 1 day. Allow 3 days for wheeled traffic. Apply the Concrete Mix Roll on a layer of bonding agent. Use a square nose shovel to put some concrete mix onto the top step. Use two trowels, one to lean on while working with the other. Fill the Holes While working, use any leftover concrete mix that's getting kind of hard to fill the holes. Fill the hole and trowel over it to even it ou...

What are the two biggest users of water in your home? Toilets and landscape watering. In fact, during the summer, half of all household water use can be for the lawn and garden. However, it's possible to dramatically reduce your water consumption, lower your water bill and still have a beautiful, productive garden if you institute water wise landscaping . Just follow these eight steps: Water deeply & Add organic matter to your soil. Work in 3 to 4 inches of organic matter such as well-rotted manure or finished compost. Mulch around your plants with leaves, wood chips, bark, hay or straw. Mulch retains moisture and cools the soil. Add at least 2 inches of organic matter each year. Grow cover crops or green manures. Deliver water to the root-zone. Soaker hoses ensure that up to 90 percent of the water you apply to your garden is actually available to your plants. Sprinklers can claim only a 40 to 50 percent efficiency. Drip irrigation and soaker hoses minimize evaporation...

Reduce Your Air Conditioning Bills The United States now uses more electricity for air conditioning than a billion people in Africa use for everything. So really, we have to do everything we can to reduce the amount of air conditioning in Sacramento required, make it as efficient as it can be, and then reduce the non-renewable resources needed to run it. Here are some suggestions to improve air conditioner performance and making them more efficient in our homes right now. Seal the leaks Wherever you live, whether an apartment or house, the first and simplest thing to do is to seal the air leaks. "If you have an older house that's never been air-sealed, this may be a big part of your heat gain problem, especially if you have leaks from the attic. If you haven't had a blower door test, get one." Keep the sun and the heat out in the first place. Before there was central heat and air, people worked hard to keep the sun and heat out. Awning for your windows, qu...