By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 11, 2022 ~ Talk about “out of sight, out of mind!” Who ever sticks their face in a chimney to conduct a visual inspection of the flue? “The Guys” usually save this…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, August 4, 2022 ~ If you are like 95% of current homeowners, you would like new countertops. Most of those people believe there are three or four choices as to the type of…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 28, 2022 ~ You woke up this morning to the sound of running water and discovered a cascade coming through the walls and running over the floors. The realization dawns quickly that…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein As Seen in The Detroit News Homestyle Section DETROIT, July 22, 2022 ~ Are you too hot or too cold in your own home? Given the choice, which do you prefer? Let’s be honest, when you are too cold…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 14, 2022 ~ What creepy, slimy creature eats decomposing grass, helps aerate our lawns and is generally killed en masse by our use of chemical fertilizers and herbicides? If you responded with…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, July 7, 2022 ~ Decades ago, a friend who was an avid outdoorsman met the girl of his dreams. That Fall, he skipped deer camp for the first time in his life to…
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 23, 2022 ~ You just had that roof installed nine years ago and a bunch of shingles blew off in yesterday’s wind. You do the smart thing and email your installing contractor….
By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 30, 2022 ~ Years ago, we spoke with a contractor who had undertaken some work on a small commercial space for a client. The work included replacing a 100-foot strip of sidewalk…
Photo by: Guido Mieth via Getty By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 17, 2022 Don’t think too hard on this one. What are typically the two most expensive rooms in your home? If you answered “kitchen” and “master…
Photo: David DelPoio / The Providence Journal / USA TODAY By Ken Calverley and Chuck Breidenstein DETROIT, June 2, 2022 ~ They are all the same, right? Framed glass that may or may not open. You can stand on either…