My friend Ashley doesn’t turn her HVAC on until it’s 80℉ outside. “It’s just so expensive,” she tells me, wiping beads of sweat off of her face. It’s hard to hear her over the box fans running in every room. And as uncomfortable as her place is? I understand why she...
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Ask Vern: Can I Hang Decor on Vinyl Siding?
Hey Vern! My husband and I spent all spring repairing our front porch. Now that the hard work is over, we’re excited to decorate it! I want to hang up a welcome sign and some decor from the siding, but I don’t know how to! LOL. I know drilling into the siding isn’t a...
2021 Kitchen Remodel Trends
Wait - Are These Kitchen Trends from 1921...or 2021? The year’s 1921, and the world is grappling with the aftermath of the 1918 flu pandemic. This pandemic advances in the medical world. Doctors began to understand germs and how illness was spread. Before this,...
Gutter Guards: Secret Low Maintenance Upgrade
Little Upgrades Make A BIG Difference. My friend Kim just bought her first dishwasher. She moved here with her husband from Pittsburgh and, having rented most of their lives, they never had one. That is until buying their first home in Pottsville. Doing dishes by...
How Cladding Increases Your Home’s Value
Hop Into A Housing Time Machine. Imagine this: It’s the 1850’s and you’ve just finished construction on your new home. Most of the houses in your town are made of wood. The material is everywhere, easy to access, and cheap. But you? You opted for brick with your new...
How to Remove Algae From Vinyl Siding
Picture a cottage in the woods. Branches wrap around the asides as moss climbs the foundation, creating perfect spirals of greenery. It’s the perfect fairytale getaway, right out of a book. And it is perfect: in a fairytale. In real life greenery on your home’s...
Ask Vern: Adding a Deck to my Historic Home?
“Hey Vern, A few years back, my wife and I purchased a home from a historic neighborhood. We spent the first couple of years working on the interior, but now that’s finished, we’d like to start looking at some exterior improvements- like adding a deck. What options...
5 Historic Buildings in Pennsylvania
It’s December of 1777, and George Washington’s small army is on the march towards Valley Forge. The temperature hadn’t yet dropped to the lows later experienced in Valley Forge, but that wasn’t to say the weather wasn’t brutal in Pennsylvania on this day in history....
The Ultimate Facade Guide for Homeowners
Your Home Needs More Than A Pretty Face. Great homeowners like you take pride in the look of their home. You’ve worked hard to get where you are- and keeping up your curb appeal is more good stewardship than vanity. Studies show when individuals create the best of...
Ask Vern: More Space for Our Homesteading?
“Hey Vern, Chickens! If you had told me a year ago that my family would have a mini farm, I would have laughed at you. But now, our homesteading hobby is growing, and we’re running out of space! Any tips for extra storage? Our garage is filled full with the kid’s...
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