How To Maintain Your Sump Pump

How To Maintain Your Sump Pump – Ever wonder how to keep your basement dry and prevent water damage? It’s a concern shared by many homeowners, especially in areas prone to heavy rainfall, melting snow or high groundwater levels. The good news is that there is a reliable and often forgotten tool in your basement that is ready to take on this challenge: your trusty pump! 

But a dirty pump won’t be able to prevent water damage as effectively, so you have to keep the pump clean and free of debris! Do not worry; cleaning a pump is easier than you think! So, grab your cleaning kit and let’s talk pump maintenance. 

How To Maintain Your Sump Pump

Before we jump into the steps, let’s quickly discuss why it’s important to keep your pump clean. A sump pump plays an important role in preventing basement flooding by removing excess water … Read the rest

Understanding Electrical Panel Labels

Understanding Electrical Panel Labels – Electrical panel labeling is important for four major reasons: 1. it is an electrical code requirement 2. for safety. 3. identify overloaded circuits and 4. easily identify circuit breakers for DIY or renovation projects

We built our house in 2005 and have done more than a few updates over the years. Some of them required me to turn off the circuit breaker in whatever room I was working.

Understanding Electrical Panel Labels

Pretty typical of the time. The wiring is neatly organized and the electrician/s kindly put up charts of what each circuit breaker is designed for.

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But you’ll notice that the diagram doesn’t match the circuit breakers. You will also notice that the circuit breakers themselves are not numbered to match the diagram.

Such … Read the rest

Shipping Container Home Conversions

Shipping Container Home Conversions – We’ve shown you many great container homes in Oregon before. As Living in a Container, Relevant Buildings comes to mind when we see a shipping container home built in Oregon.

As a team, we really appreciate the work this company has done and congratulate them for doing these amazing container conversions.

Shipping Container Home Conversions

The shipping container home we’re going to show you today is one of the coolest homes Ever Built by Compliant Buildings.

Everything You Need To Know About Shipping Container Homes

2 x 45 FT freights were used in the construction of the two bedroom home. Container house 783 square meters. has a usable space. Every point of the house has been thought out in meticulous detail and perfect work has been put forward.

The structure, created by combining two shipping containers, has 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a kitchen, a living … Read the rest

Landscaping With Hedges

Landscaping With Hedges – Nothing refreshes the facade of a house like an emerald green shrub. Thanks to their versatility, boxwood has been a perennial favorite among traditionalists and modernists alike. Long associated with French gardens with clipped hedges demarcated shaped parterres, bushes with small leaves are a clear choice for adding character to the house facade. However, its sculptural nature lends itself well to minimalist settings and, when allowed to grow more naturally, the evergreen shrub is equally at home in more rustic gardens.

In addition to their style, boxwoods serve many purposes in landscaping, from edging driveways and walkways to surrounding outdoor fountains and underlining shady flower beds. And they need less maintenance than you think: although they need water and soil, wooden boxes do not need regular care, unless you choose a beautiful style.

Landscaping With Hedges

Whether you’re after something formal or a little more low-maintenance, … Read the rest

Designer Home Offices

Designer Home Offices – Inside her Thousand Oaks, California, home office, Nicole Hollis installed a magnetic wall to display family photos, as well as artwork by Yoshitomo Nara.

8 top designers reveal how to create the perfect home office For these global design talents, a functional and stylish home office is business as usual

Designer Home Offices

As more and more people switch to working from their residence, they recognize the importance of the home office and design the interior accordingly. Whether in a quiet nook or living in a wing of its own, this space must both inspire creativity and maintain a level of activity. “If you’re designing a home office for a client, you need to find out what they need, so you can get to the heart of what makes them happy,” says Markham Roberts, who conducts research on wealth. in New York. a country home as … Read the rest

Backyard Greenhouses

Backyard Greenhouses – If you have a love affair with plants and flowers, why not create an inspiring greenhouse structure in your backyard? Greenhouses can offer a range of creative ideas, from just a place to grow plants to your indoor-outdoor living room. They also can provide an eye-catching backyard focal point, a place to pot your plants and relax in a tropical oasis.

Enjoy your greenhouse year-round by adding a cozy nook inside. This backyard greenhouse can be right next to your outdoor gardens, adding the additional benefit of a potting shed. It can provide you with a garden paradise and light therapy at the same time – especially during the long winters.

Backyard Greenhouses

Greenhouses are a great idea if you live in areas with heavy snow, rain or other harsh environments. These greenhouse design ideas help you create your own greenhouse in your backyard. Whether you’re looking … Read the rest

Garden Sculpture And Statues

Garden Sculpture And Statues – This is a beautiful bronze garden statue / garden sculpture made in abstract and modern style. Representing an embracing couple. Romantic garden art. The sculpture has the following dimensions:

I will do my best to meet these shipping estimates, but cannot guarantee them. Actual delivery time will depend on the shipping method you choose.

Garden Sculpture And Statues

Buyers are responsible for any customs duties and import taxes that may apply. I am not responsible for delays caused by customs.

Frog On Bicycle Garden Sculpture

Due to the nature of these items, unless they are damaged or defective, I cannot accept returns for:

Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer will be responsible for any loss of its value.

If unfortunately your purchase is broken or damaged you should contact us immediately. Send … Read the rest

Designing A Wildlife Habitat

Designing A Wildlife Habitat – When we started farming, we were self-centered and open-minded. Indeed! We saw the garden as a place to feed us, to feed us, and we tried to keep the intruders out. Needless to say, we have a very different mindset these days! We view our garden as a place of “ours” and “them”, and we actively work to achieve that goal. Now, our garden is a certified wildlife habitat.

Nothing makes us happier than watching bees and butterflies fly from flower to flower, seeing a lizard jump across a path, or opening the door to a bird-filled yard in the morning. And don’t even get me started on the bullshit! Maybe these things are already common in your garden – and if so, that’s great! For us, starting with an empty patch of grass in a populated, non-rural area,

Designing A Wildlife Habitat

Read along … Read the rest

Creative Playroom Ideas

Creative Playroom Ideas – We were featured on the Redfin Blog! Make room for creativity! 22 Playroom Ideas for Kids.

It’s no secret that I’m a mom of three. Part of my motivation here at Wondermint Goods and beyond in my own life is to “find your wonder.” I believe you can find happiness and curiosity wherever you are if you take the time to look for it. With children, they are very good at finding the wonderful things around them, and I always look at them and learn from them how to experience that joy in life. 

Creative Playroom Ideas

Part of my job as a mom is to foster creativity in their own space at home. We had the pleasure of partnering with Redfin and talking to them about our mission to create a space of creativity and contributing to their article, “Make a Space for Creativity! 22 … Read the rest

Modern Landscape Design Ideas

Modern Landscape Design Ideas – Known for his novel approach to blending contemporary aesthetics with natural elements, residential landscape designer Eric Hagberg shares some of his insider secrets for award-winning modern landscape designs.

Since joining Dennis’ 7Diz in 2013, Eric has won four National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP) awards for innovative landscape designs in the Portland metro area and beyond. In 2023 his project “Modern Poolside Retreat” won the NALP Silver Award, and his project “Holt Residence” won the NALP Gold Award.

Modern Landscape Design Ideas

“In modern design, the simplest solution is often the best. With modern landscape design, there is an element of wanting to take natural, rough and random elements like rocks and plants and organize them. It combines the human tendency to order with nature’s tendency to be chaotic, and it’s fun to play with. The challenge is. I think I like it a lot … Read the rest