Understanding the Importance of Proper Attic Insulation Did you know between 40 to 70 percent of your home’s energy escapes through the attic? In most cases, this is why your energy bill may be higher than you expected — and it’s almost always due to poor attic insulation. Unfortunately, a large percentage of homeowners neglect the importance of …
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What To Do When Bed Bugs Bite At Work Did you know that bed bugs can infest the workplace? It’s true! Many people commonly assume that bed bugs only inhabit beds, however, they can survive just about anywhere as long as there’s a food source nearby — your office included! While we hope you never come across …
Holiday Gift Ideas for Lawn Enthusiasts If you’re trying to find the perfect holiday gift for the lawn enthusiast in your life — don’t worry, we’ve got your back. Gift-giving is hard enough, especially when you’re trying to pick the perfect present for someone who loves their lawn more than anything else. Luckily, we also love …
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The 6 Inspection Issues All Homebuyers Should Look For So, you’re officially under contract on your dream home — congratulations! Now comes the hard part: the home inspection. No house is perfect and there will always be inspection issues. Don’t fret, we’ll walk you through six of the most common inspection woes so you can handle …
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Deck the Halls With These 10 Christmas Decorations The holidays are finally here, which means it’s time to start decorating for Christmas. Christmas is the time of year to pull out all the stops. Want to fill your lawn with snowman inflatables and place reindeer on the roof? That’s perfectly fine. Itching to decorate your home like a larger-than-life …
What Is Integrated Pest Management? Integrated pest management (IPM), also known as integrated pest control, is an advanced pest control strategy that involves ongoing pest evaluation and management through a series of steps. IPM is a long term pest management practice that involves using applied knowledge of pests to create a pest control system that works …
Take Your Bathroom Cleaning To The Next Level With These 6 Tips If you’re like us, cleaning the bathroom is your least favorite thing to do. Between scrubbing the tub, wiping streaks off the mirror and getting in every nook and cranny of the toilet, cleaning the bathroom is exhausting, not to mention kind of …
9 To-Do’s To Prepare for Holiday Guests The holidays are upon us, and while your family is busy setting out decorations, baking cookies and wrapping presents, you’re left with the most unpleasant task of all: preparing for holiday guests. Hosting and housing guests — especially long-term guests like the in-laws — can make the holidays stressful. …
Got Fleas? Here’s How To Get Rid of Them At Killingsworth, we deal with a lot of pests. Cockroaches, spiders, rodents, bed bugs, ticks… You name it, we’ve handled it. But fleas? Now those pests are the worst! Just like you (and your pets), we can’t stand fleas. These minuscule, blood-sucking pests can hide just about anywhere and survive for months without a …
How To Improve Your Home’s Indoor Air Quality Did you know that the air inside of your home may be more polluted than the air outside of your home? Yep, it’s true! Things like allergens, skin cells, dander, dust and more all affect the quality of indoor air. It doesn’t matter if you’re the only one living in your home, …
