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Bats in Your Belfry?

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Bats can be a welcome addition to your yard — but you probably don’t want them in your house! If you have bats in your walls or attic, here’s a good way to get them out. Try to plan your bat eviction for early spring or late summer — these are times when there will be no young, flightless bats in the roost. Watch the house at dusk to find the place where the bats emerge. Get a piece of heavy plastic or bird netting that is slightly bigger than the hole. Secure it at the top but allow it … Continue reading →

What’s in Your Attic?

I am always fascinated by people’s attics. To me, they say a lot about a person or a family. Attics hold those things that are considered treasures or necessary items, ones far away from daily living but perhaps close in thoughts. When I was growing up in a small apartment in New York City, I would be in awe of the thought of an attic. Featured in many of my favorite children’s books and stories, attics were places of adventure, places to hide and play, and places where things happened. There was always something special to be discovered just inside … Continue reading →

Giving Your Home A New Year’s Physical

In a previous blog I addressed New Year’s resolutions and how homeowners should resolve to create a comprehensive home maintenance plan. Not only will it get 2007 off to a great start, it will likely prevent costly problems in the months to come. Sure, like many resolutions the concept may sound terrific at first, but once it’s time to actually roll up your sleeves and get to work your enthusiasm may wane and your resolution to whip your home into shape fall flat. This is where I find having a checklist and a prodding (I mean helpful) spouse comes in … Continue reading →

The Attic In Your Home

Did you ever wonder who designed the very first attic and why? No, well okay. How about the issue of junk? Did homo-sapiens always have a need to possess it or did it evolve like man, from some infinitesimal speck of sand or in the back of an old Chevrolet? In the ancient world, there were citadels to store grain and basements for that which there was no room for above, but without grain to store we in the modern world are still running out of attic space. No matter where attics came from, I have never seen a bare … Continue reading →