From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, May 4, 2023 ~ We take it for granted. The electricity that charges our phones. The gas that fires our furnace. The cable that supplies our internet. We…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, April 27, 2023 ~ In a famous scene from the 1967 movie “The Graduate,” Dustin Hoffman’s character, Ben, a recent college alumnus, is wrangled away from the celebration…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, April 20, 2023 ~ How do you know when something is clean? Does the smell created by a plug-in or the “fresh scent” of a masking spray indicate…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, April 13, 2023 ~ Windows and window dressings have a long and interesting history in homes and buildings. It was a gamble to place any opening in the…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, April 6, 2023 ~ Good fences make good neighbors. Or so the saying goes. Fences might exist for any number of reasons including safety, privacy, security, decoration, to…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, March 30, 2023 ~ Name one product you can have installed in your house that will literally pay for itself over time, adds value to the home and…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, March 23, 2023 ~ Show of hands. How many of us have treated a painting project like a DIY chore and regretted the results? Once you talk with…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, March 19, 2023 ~ What’s in a pool? We know the obvious answer is “water,” but after spending a day at the Backyard Pool and Spa Show a…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, March 9, 2023 ~ Look at your watch for 1½ minutes. During that time, a house fire started somewhere in the United States. On average one every 87…
From The Detroit News | By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, March 2, 2023 ~ Every building needs one, even new ones. Years ago, a friend called the Inside Guy. It seems his daughter and son-in-law, a professional athlete…