Fall Pest Prevention Tips

Locate pest entrances

Inspect the underside of your siding using a mirror. If you find a gap, mark the location with masking tape so you can seal it later.

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Pro Tile Tips

Polish stone edges
Save money and get a better looking tile job by making your own trim pieces for marble, granite and other stone tile jobs. Our expert prefers the honeycomb-style dry diamond polishing pads with hook-and-loop fasteners. They allow him to quickly run through a series of grits from 60 to 800 or higher without wasting a lot of time changing pads. This type of disc requires a variable speed grinder because the maximum allowable rpm is about 4,000.

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Best Pet Care Tips

Bell training for dogs
Here’s an easy way your dog can let you know she needs to go outside without any barking or scratching at the door. Hang some bells from the doorknob and your dog will quickly learn to associate the sound of the bells with the door opening. Soon she’ll nudge them herself. You can speed things along by jiggling the bells and saying “Outside? Wanna go outside?” for a few days every time your dog goes out. Your dog will be able to “talk” to you about going outside even when you’re somewhere else in the house.

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